But this is Peter Diamandis, the fast-talking, hand-chopping impresario of the tech and space worlds. “The system is broken, access to health care is inconvenient, inefficient, bureaucratic—at worst, it’s even inaccurate,” he intones, striding on the...
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December 13, 2011
In 2004, thousands showed up in Mojave, California for the triumphant launch of SpaceShipOne as part of the Ansari X PRIZE competition. If you had asked them what they viewed as the next big challenge in commercial spaceflight, many would have said: “...
December 13, 2011
Designer Burt Rutan, billionaire Paul Allen, rocketman Elon Musk and former NASA boss Mike Griffin are teaming to develop an air-launch rocket system that would use a super aircraft the size of two 747s to carry a liquid-fueled SpaceX booster to 30,...
December 13, 2011
Designer Burt Rutan, billionaire Paul Allen, rocketman Elon Musk and former NASA boss Mike Griffin are teaming to develop an air-launch rocket system that would use a super aircraft the size of two 747s to carry a liquid-fueled SpaceX booster to 30,...
December 01, 2011
The Archon Genomics X-Prize is offering $10 million to the first research team to sequence the genomes of 100 people who are age 100 or older. The goal: Get a clear view, for the first time, of what makes centenarians different on a genetic level.
December 01, 2011
The Archon Genomics X-Prize is offering $10 million to the first research team to sequence the genomes of 100 people who are age 100 or older. The goal: Get a clear view, for the first time, of what makes centenarians different on a genetic level.
November 29, 2011
Although Perls and his peers around the world have been looking at centenarian DNA for decades, a much more focused project is now getting underway: the Archon Genomic X Prize (AGXP). This bold endeavour seeks to find a fast and cheap way to sequence...
November 29, 2011
Although Perls and his peers around the world have been looking at centenarian DNA for decades, a much more focused project is now getting underway: the Archon Genomic X Prize (AGXP). This bold endeavour seeks to find a fast and cheap way to sequence...
November 28, 2011
This month, the X PRIZE Foundation and Medco Health Solutions, based in Franklin Lakes, N.J., announced a $10-million award to encourage scientists to compete in a contest that could ultimately identify the genes that protect against disease. The...
November 28, 2011
This month, the X PRIZE Foundation and Medco Health Solutions, based in Franklin Lakes, N.J., announced a $10-million award to encourage scientists to compete in a contest that could ultimately identify the genes that protect against disease. The...
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