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This Week's Awesome Stories from Around the Web (Through Sep 19)
Singularity Hub - 19 Sep 2015 19:03
ROBOTICS: Seek-and-destroy robot to stop starfish killing the Great Barrier Reef Michelle Starr | CNET "Called the COTSbot (Crown-of-Thorns Starfish robot), it's designed to autonomously patrol and monitor the reefs with...
Drones Save Lives in Disasters, When They're Allowed to Fly (Op-Ed)
Live Science - 19 Sep 2015 17:53
Drones can bring eyes and ears to emergency responders soon after disaster strikes.
DNA sequencing to improve treatment of urinary infections
Science Daily - 19 Sep 2015 14:17
Urinary tract infections could be treated more quickly and efficiently using a DNA sequencing device the size of a USB stick -- according to new research. Researchers used a new device called MinION to perform nanopore s...