Computer-generated robots

Where Genetic Algorithms meet Robots:

Genetic Robots are moving robots that can be created fully automatically. The robot structures are created using genetic software algorithms and additive manufacturing. [http://www.fraunhofer.de/en/press/research-news/2010/11/euromold-genetic-robots.jspread more]

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Now, that should piss-off Jean Staune and his scientific advisor, Pierre Perrier and teach them a little bit more about the possibilities of genetic algorithms. If there is any hope for these guys to learn anything…
And cheer-up everybody else

Hod Lipson and Jordan B. Pollack’s project, The Golem Project is at the basis of Genetic Robots. And the project’s name may be a dear sound to Cédric Monget

Via i.materialise, twitted by Vitorino Ramos

Glamour Puss

I feel like a sex organ now o.O

And there are two posts by Kevin Kelly at OWNI.eu

Using Sequence-Specific Chemical and Structural Properties of DNA to Predict Transcription Factor Binding Sites

Using Sequence-Specific Chemical and Structural Properties of DNA to Predict Transcription Factor Binding Sites.

Bauer AL, Hlavacek WS, Unkefer PJ, Mu F (2010)

PLoS Comput Biol 6(11): e1001007. doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1001007

Genetic Control of Organ Shape and Tissue Polarity

Genetic Control of Organ Shape and Tissue Polarity.

Green AA, Kennaway JR, Hanna AI, Bangham JA, Coen E (2010)

PLoS Biol 8(11): e1000537. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1000537

Blogo-links

Society for Neuroscience (2010, November 19). Controlling cursors with thoughts: Faster, simpler, and more accurately; advance helps people regulate their own brain response, with therapeutic implications.
I don’t see how it’s simpler, requiring a fMRI installation, but it seems to be faster than anything else I know about.

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Indian village bans unmarried women from using mobiles And this is quite logical:

[…] for fear they will arrange forbidden marriages that are often punished by death […]

See? It’s for there own good, phone cells are harmful, deadly some times.

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All 29 miners in New Zealand believed dead after second blast Fuck! God was to tired after rescuing these guys in Chile. Or the Pope just snapped a nap, and boom…
Life suck, some times, too often

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Happy Anniversary for Jesus & Mo

transhumanisme [fr]

Je suis à la lecture de textes divers sur le transhumanisme, toujours en train d’essayer de comprendre la qualification de crime contre l’humanité indirecte par Philippe Marlière, lors de la discussion sur la biologie synthétique.

Deux textes (et les commentaires qui vont avec) sur OWNI (via Knowtex):

Humain, Trans-Humain, en plein dans le sujet,

Singulairity University n’est pas une secte, où le transhumanisme n’est pas le sujet princeps mais il semble envahir les commentaires, signe des préoccupations de certains, aussi bien anti que pro.

Les deux posts signés par Andréa Fradin.

Si le sujet vous intéresse ne serais-ce que vaguement je pense que ça vaut la peine de les lire et surtout de lire les commentaires.

The Art of Artificial Evolution

The Art of Artificial Evolution – Handbook on Evolutionary Art and Music (entire book in PDF)

Juan Romero . Penousal Machado (Eds.)

Via ViRAms

17 Νοέμβρη

και δυο τρια δακρυα που δε μπορω να συνκρατησω…

Differentiation of the brain vasculature: the answer came blowing by the Wnt

Differentiation of the brain vasculature: the answer came blowing by the Wnt

Stefan Liebner and Karl H Plate

Journal of Angiogenesis Research 2010, 2:1 doi:10.1186/2040-2384-2-1