Wikipedia defines “Emerging Technologies” as “technologies that are perceived as capable of changing the status quo. These technologies are generally new but include older technologies that are still controversial and relatively undeveloped in potential …” Foresight Institute was founded to focus on a subset of emerging technologies that were developing rapidly as the 20th century closed, and that are expected to be especially disruptive and to fundamentally transform human existence. Accordingly we speak here of “World-Shaping Technologies”.
Unrelated de novo enzyme replaces essential enzyme in cell
Iron-rich medium supports the growth of E. coli engineered to no longer have a natural Fes enzyme. They form small, unhealthy, red colonies because they accumulate iron bound to [...]