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I know it's old hat on HN, but I just wanted to point out how close to science fiction this article is. This technique to edit genomes is only a decade old. Thi

I know it's old hat on HN, but I just wanted to point out how close to science fiction this article is. This technique to edit genomes is only a decade old. This startup is able to run sub-second searches without requiring any of their own infrastructure. It costs them less than a $100 a month. It was written by an intern.

Moshe_Silnorin 11y ago
>The technique to edit genomes is only a decade old In America, this tech will be patented and regulated to within an inch of its life. I'm hoping China will be more sensible.
akulesa 11y ago
>This technique to edit genomes is only a decade old. Actually, this technique is about 3 years old. http://www.sciencemag.org/content/339/6121/819.short http://www.sciencemag.org/content/339/6121/819.short