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alright so check this out
these dudes right, they synthesized a strand of bacterial dna, and they put it in a cell, right
and then the dna took over the cell
so essentially, we're a half step away from creating life
that is terrifying and awesome and terrifying.
the president is apparently looking into this kind of stuff to see if it is considered ethical or not
so let me posit that question to you, class
is it cool to create organic cells for use in biofuels and the like
and if that's cool where does that coolness end
when does it start getting like, gattaca levels of fucked up
these dudes right, they synthesized a strand of bacterial dna, and they put it in a cell, right
and then the dna took over the cell
so essentially, we're a half step away from creating life
that is terrifying and awesome and terrifying.
the president is apparently looking into this kind of stuff to see if it is considered ethical or not
so let me posit that question to you, class
is it cool to create organic cells for use in biofuels and the like
and if that's cool where does that coolness end
when does it start getting like, gattaca levels of fucked up
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Genetics are the key to being free of our natural shackles.
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you could try reading the article I linked helpfully
What spring does with the cherry trees.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoteS17NnGE
No, synthesizing people is wrong.
Science is halfway to being God
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What spring does with the cherry trees.
a politician is the last person I want looking at the ethical limits of science
I don't think we're quite that far, boss
The other half is being a frozen carcass in space.
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these are the questions
Essentially we've only been able to splice parts of engineered DNA patterns into cells before.
This time we've put an entire loop of engineered DNA into a cell, and it's complete enough that it can replicate on its own.
Right about the time when the scientist responsible says this:
It sounds benign and incredibly ethical boundary pushing creepy at the same time.
You're only 'playing god' when something goes horribly wrong.
The rest of the time you're curing cancer.
On Tuesdays you can feed the Manticores live fairies.
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I would call curing cancer playing God
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But what if it doesn't stop there? What if it hungers for more?
The implications for bioweapons are terrifying.
I'll write one when I'm done with my current story. That sounds like fun.
heavy modification, sure
Can I become a tiger-man
maybe I should also write something
start a trend
Really, there are many more effective, less-delicate and less-costly methods for creating bio-weapons than this.
In which case, the phrase is utterly useless
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