http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/09/biologists-on-t.html?npu=1&mbid=yhp
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Quote from: WannaDucBad on September 09, 2008, 09:19:25 AM
http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/09/biologists-on-t.html?npu=1&mbid=yhp
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I was just reading that article. You're not creating "life". To create life is to create something from absolutely nothing. They are using "genetic code" or rather, something that already exists and reanimating a "new" organism.
You cant "steal" code from a particular computer program or use parts of that code and say that you created something from nothing.
As far as im willing to give is the ability to reanimate something. Not the ability to create something from nothing which is the "leap" that people will make and stubbornly hold on to when in reality, it was something made from something which happens to be "animated".
I like this comment:
"There are only two places this can lead. The first is into a hyper-intelligent, incredibly tough and nimble organism that likes to snack on humans and the second is into something that turns most of us into zombies. PLEASE stay away from the future and redirect your efforts to creating new iPhone accessories."
[laugh] [laugh]