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Terrifying Robot Dog

English - August 18, 2017 19:31 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 20 ratings
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Storing GIFs in our DNA.


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INTRO

Hello and welcome to Terrifying Robot Dog! I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we are here to talk about how technology is changing the way we interact with the world.


This week we talk about storing GIFs in our DNA.


Please stay tuned, Terrifying Robot Dog is next...


FEATURE

Speculative ramblings on the implications of storing data in our DNA with CRISPR.


LINKS

Scientists Upload A Galloping Horse GIF Into DNA With CRISPR
Extinction Events That Almost Wiped Out Humans

TITLES WE CONSIDERED

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Pseudo-Science Looney Bin

CLOSING

That's our show for this week. I'm Jonathan Stark - and I'm Kelli Shaver - and we hope you join us again next week for Terrifying Robot Dog. Bye!


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