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Instapundit.com: Along these lines, I’ve testified to Congress (http://www.kurzweilai.net/meme/frame.html?main=/articles/art0556.html) on my proposal for a “Manhattan” style project to quickly develop a quick response system for new biological viruses, whether human-made or natural. For example, we could put in place a system which would quickly sequence a new virus, create an RNAi (RNA interference) medication for it (RNAi has shown to be effective to combat a specific biological virus because almost all biological viruses use messenger RNA which RNAi blocks), and then rapidly build up production.
[Mind.sourceforge.net] Alife Mind-Module for Artificial Intelligence Evolving from Seed ...: ___________ ___________ / \ / \ / Motorium \ / Security \ \_____________/\ ______ /\_____________/ __________ \ / \ / _________ / \ \/ main \/ / \ ( Volition )--------< Alife >---------( Sensorium ) \__________/ /\ loop /\ \_________/ _____________ / \______/ \ _____________ / \/ \/ \ \ Think / \ Emotion / \___________/ \___________/ A diagram from AI4U page 157 is a framework of Mind.
[Sciam.com] Science & Technology at Scientific American.com: Simulation Shows ...: The pairing of Pluto and its moon Charon is unique in our solar system because Charon is nearly half the size of the planet it orbits, whereas the diameters of most moons are just a few percent of those of their parent bodies. Findings published today in the journal Science shed new light on how the pairing formed and support the hypothesis that a large cosmic collision was to blame.
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