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Ragnarök Question Series: If a global catastrophe occurs, will it be due "other risks"?

20.6%chance

Ragnarök Question Series: if catastrophe caused by some "other risk" occurs, will it reduce the human population by 95% or more?

23.9%chance

Forecasting Our World in Data: The Next 100 Years

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When will a benchtop DNA synthesizer be available for sale that can synthesize DNA with the following lengths?

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If a benchtop DNA synthesizer that can synthesize DNA with 5,000 bases is commercially available in 2030, what will be the cost of the cheapest model (in 2024 US dollars)?

189k $

How many benchtop DNA synthesizers will have been sold worldwide before 2030 that can synthesize DNA with the following base lengths?

5,000 basesAnnulled
1,000 bases107
5,000 bases71.4