Welcoming Our Mutant Crayfish Overlords

Published: Feb. 24, 2018, 12:30 a.m.

b"Phil and Stephen discuss major disruptions in biotech -- and in biology!\\n\\nNew Pill Kills the Flu Virus in 24 Hours\\n\\nThe Shionogi compound and Tamiflu take around the same time to entirely contain flu symptoms, but the former provides immediate relief more quickly.Now, a Japanese drugmaker claims to have developed a pill capable of killing of the virus in just one day.\\n\\nFind drugs that delay many diseases of old age\\n\\nIn the future we won\\u2019t edit genomes\\u2014we\\u2019ll just print out new ones\\n\\nThink of the project as something like Henry Ford\\u2019s first automobile\\u2014hand built and, for now, one of a kind. One day, though, we may routinely design genomes on computer screens. Instead of engineering or even editing the DNA of an organism, it could become easier to just print out a fresh copy. Imagine designer algae that make fuel; disease-proof organs; even extinct species resurrected.\\n\\nThis Mutant Crayfish Clones Itself, and It\\u2019s Taking Over Europe\\n\\nOver the past five years, Dr. Lyko and his colleagues have sequenced the genomes of marbled crayfish. In a study published on Monday, the researchers demonstrate that the marble crayfish, while common, is one of the most remarkable species known to science.\\n\\n\\n\\nGEEKOUT\\n\\nElon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future\\n\\nPlus: Black Panther -- we haven't seen it yet!\\n\\n\\xa0\\n\\nWT 408-721\\n\\nEternity Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)\\n\\nLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License\\n\\ncreativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/"