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Scientist Infected With Computer Virus A British scientist has become the first human to be infected with a computer virus
Saturday, March 22, 2014
A British scientist has become the first human to be infected with a computer virus.
Dr Mark Gasson, a cybernetics expert at the University of Reading, has had a computer chip implanted in his hand.
The chip is programmed to open security doors to his lab - and ensure only he is able to switch on and use his mobile phone.But Dr Gasson deliberately infected the chip with a computer virus, which was then automatically transmitted to the lab security system.
"Once the system is infected, anybody accessing the building with their passcard would be infected too," he told Sky News.
The virus on his chip is benign. But malicious computer code could give criminals access to a building.
Dr Gasson says his experiment also exposes the vulnerability of chips now routinely implanted in patients.
Heart pacemakers contain mini-computers that control the heartbeat, and communicate with doctors via a special reader held against the skin.
But if a virus was transmitted to the device which stopped it working properly, the consequences for the patient could be fatal.
"The devices will have to start to use security encryption," said Dr Gasson.
"Medical devices should have some kind of password protection as well. Theyre basic security precautions. Its surprising these devices dont have them already."
Aggressive children tend to become alcoholics as a teenager
Friday, March 14, 2014
Aggressive children tend to become alcoholics as a teenager - Children are less likely to become alcoholics it can be seen from their behavior as a child. Research shows that children who have behavioral problems when aged under five years were more likely to be alcoholics as a teenager.
Researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University study used data involving 12 647 participants were observed when they were aged six and 69 months, and by the time they are 15 years old.
Researchers found that children who have bad behavior when he was a toddler is more likely closer to alcohol when they were teenagers. Some of these behaviors, including hyperactivity, childish levels, and aggressive. However, it was not only badly behaved children at risk is close to alcohol as adults. Children who are too happy to socialize too risky.
"Parents should be vigilant about this," said lead researcher Danielle Dick, as reported by the Daily Mail.
Many researchers who observed the use of alcohol in adolescents and more focused on teens and adults. But Dick found teens are not the same as a blank paper. Their behavior certainly has much affected since childhood.
Dick believes this discovery could provide information that parents use to prevent their children close to alcohol. If you find bad behavior in children as a child, parents can take preventive actions so that the child is not related to alcohol or sex as a teenager and adult.
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Researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University study used data involving 12 647 participants were observed when they were aged six and 69 months, and by the time they are 15 years old.
Researchers found that children who have bad behavior when he was a toddler is more likely closer to alcohol when they were teenagers. Some of these behaviors, including hyperactivity, childish levels, and aggressive. However, it was not only badly behaved children at risk is close to alcohol as adults. Children who are too happy to socialize too risky.
"Parents should be vigilant about this," said lead researcher Danielle Dick, as reported by the Daily Mail.
Many researchers who observed the use of alcohol in adolescents and more focused on teens and adults. But Dick found teens are not the same as a blank paper. Their behavior certainly has much affected since childhood.
Dick believes this discovery could provide information that parents use to prevent their children close to alcohol. If you find bad behavior in children as a child, parents can take preventive actions so that the child is not related to alcohol or sex as a teenager and adult.
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