Algae and Light Help Injured Mice Walk Again By Michael Chorost

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2009/10/mf_optigenetics/all/1

"In theory, two-way optogenetic traffic could lead to human-machine fusions in which the brain truly interacts with the machine, rather than only giving or only accepting orders. It could be used, for instance, to let the brain send movement commands to a prosthetic arm; in return, the arm’s sensors would gather information and send it back. Blue and yellow LEDs would flash on and off inside genetically altered somatosensory regions of the cortex to give the user sensations of weight, temperature, and texture. The limb would feel like a real arm. Of course, this kind of cyborg technology is not exactly around the corner. But it has suddenly leapt from the realm of wild fantasy to concrete possibility."

Read this one twice and consider the implications.

Stellar Cartography Report:

"SPACE.com -- Mystery Emissions Spotted at Edge of Solar System" http://j.mp/3Wx3k3

Let me pose a question here: If we think of the entire Solar System as one unit, with an electric charge, that interacts with the rest of the Galaxy; could this help explain the high rate of rotation along the outer edge of the Galaxy without the need for Dark Matter?

Science Station Report

Enceladus:
Saturn Probe Samples Moon's Ice Plumes : Discovery News

Interview with Kurzrweil

Impulse Engines?

Trips to Mars in 39 Days | Universe Today

To anyone who's ever read a Star Fleet Technical manual this looks very familiar and cutting the travel time from six months to thirty nine days sounds pretty good to me.

Defining Posthuman and Transhuman

Let "Transhuman" or "Posthuman" be defined not as simple artificial replacement or augmentation of a sense or function to normal levels (IE: False teeth, Eye glasses, Contact lenses, Pace maker, etc.) but rather as enhancement beyond ideal performance, providing alternate performance or an altogether alternate method of some basic function.

Case in point:

"Vulcan Science? The Woman Without A Pulse!"
http://ow.ly/sKbo

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