The week that took us from August to September was one for the books over at BoomTown, especially if you’re 12.
Kara spent Monday morning at Activision Blizzard, where they are pushing forward with the entire Guitar Hero line, even as the game industry faces a nearly 50 percent decline in U.S. sales this year. Kara got to play hero to several of the forthcoming releases, including previewing the much anticipated DJ Hero console.
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There is no gene for the human spirit.
Only one criterion : genetic perfection.”
–Taglines from the film “Gattaca”
The Genetic Nondiscrimination Act of 2007, which would prevent health insurers and employers from using genetic information in decisions of employment or insurability, will soon be signed into law. And, given recent advances in retail genetics [...]
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Odd that the final day of Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco begins with a conversation with J. Craig Venter, a genetics pioneer whose idea of a Facebook app would be one that sequences your DNA and compares it with that of your friends.
So what’s the founder of the Institute for Genomic Research doing at [...]
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“Evil is what Sergey says is evil,” Google CEO Eric Schmidt once told Wired. So, too, are investment improprieties, or at least the appearance of them. Earlier this month, Google made a $3.9 million investment in 23andMe, an early-stage biotech company focused on helping consumers understand their genetic information. Not a surprise, really. Google’s involved [...]
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