The "Mark Of The Beast " is coming a lot sooner than you thought.

 Here are the beginnings of the road the leads towards the "Mark."

MIT's Technology Review breaks news that Apple is working with scientists to create apps that collect and evaluate users' DNA.

 "The apps are based on ResearchKit, a software platform Apple introduced in March that helps hospitals or scientists run medical studies on iPhones by collecting data from the devices' sensors or through surveys." 

A source says Apple's plan is to enable users to easily share their DNA information with medical workers and researchers performing studies.

 "To join one of the studies, a person would agree to have a gene test carried out—for instance, by returning a "spit kit" to a laboratory approved by Apple. 

The first such labs are said to be the advanced gene-sequencing centers operated by UCSF and Mount Sinai."

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As a part of its ‘body integration’ campaign, the payment service is working on an ingestible pill that would preserve your password in the slimiest of vessels: your stomach. 

 

PayPal wants to get to know you. Really well. Really really well.