Wired UK: The Bio-Crime Prophecy
Hacking computers is commonplace today and is at the forefront of national security concerns. But looking into the the future, hacking DNA is an emerging threat. Cells are living computers. DNA is software. Our bodies are networks. And they can all be hacked. Imagine a crime scene where your involvement has been spoofed. (See a...
Hacking the President’s DNA
Almost a year ago, I collaborated with Future Crimes visionary Marc Goodman and bestselling author and writer Steven Kotler to speculate how the advances in personalized medicine could be co-opted for less than altruistic purposes. We submitted the article to the Atlantic Magazine. The article appears in November 2012 issue, on your newsstand now. (Here’s the online...
DNA meets DNS at SU/Fox Hollywood Program
Last week, at the Singularity University Hollywood Executive Program held at Fox Studios, I had the privilege of sharing some of my thoughts about synthetic biology to an all-star crowd. I was the bridge between a fanciful Ray Kurzweil, who shared his thoughts on the technological singularity, and the matter-of-fact Craig Venter, who discussed the...
Singularity University 2011 December EP
The December EP featured a special session with a focus on viruses. Participants were treated to talks by Geneweave Biosciences Founder and viral engineer Jason Springs and Lucky Gunasekara, CIO at the Global Viral Forecasting Initiative, who reviewed his new viral monitoring system, EpidemicIQ.
