Synthetic Life

2010-05-20 11:17:18

#1

CameronPoe: Member; +2,925|6841

A world first from a research institute in America. The biggest leap forward for mankind since the internet. Mark this day in your calendar ladies and gentlemen - just like the transition from vacuum tubes to microchips we'll see an exponential explosion in our ability to harness this technoologic development. The world will be a very different place in 200 years time. Hats off to the J Craig Venter Institute!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science_and_ … 132762.stm

https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/susanwatts/226X495LIFE.jpg

Last edited by CameronPoe (2010-05-20 11:21:50)

2010-05-20 11:20:43

#2

SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|6854|Mountains of NC

"These could be used in the future to make the most powerful bioweapons imaginable. The challenge is to eat the fruit without the worm."

well, thats nice to know

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2010-05-20 11:22:22

#3

CameronPoe: Member; +2,925|6841

SEREMAKER wrote:
"These could be used in the future to make the most powerful bioweapons imaginable. The challenge is to eat the fruit without the worm."

well, thats nice to know

We could have televised battles between viewer designed mutants... /win

2010-05-20 11:23:01

#4

King_County_Downy: shitfaced; +2,791|6883|Seattle

Oh Snap!

Sober enough to know what I'm doing, drunk enough to really enjoy doing it

2010-05-20 11:23:21

#5

Marlo Stanfield: online poker tax cheating; +122|5448

CameronPoe wrote:
SEREMAKER wrote:
"These could be used in the future to make the most powerful bioweapons imaginable. The challenge is to eat the fruit without the worm."

well, thats nice to know
We could have televised battles between viewer designed mutants... /win

As awesome as that would be to watch it would never happen since some people beleive in sanctity of life or something like that.

2010-05-20 11:24:02

#6

11 Bravo: Banned; +965|5522|Cleveland, Ohio

are you taking a piss, cam?

2010-05-20 11:24:54

#7

SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|6854|Mountains of NC

CameronPoe wrote:
SEREMAKER wrote:
"These could be used in the future to make the most powerful bioweapons imaginable. The challenge is to eat the fruit without the worm."

well, thats nice to know
We could have televised battles between viewer designed mutants... /win

i thought that was what most of these reality shows were

hmmmmmmmm

2010-05-20 11:25:31

#8

steelie34: pub hero!; +603|6667|the land of bourbon

https://www.lolpix.com/_pics/Funny_Pictures_609/Funny_Pictures_6093.jpg

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2010-05-20 11:27:39

#9

Superior Mind: (not macbeth); +1,755|6978

Soon we will be the Protoss.

x

2010-05-20 11:30:33

#10

SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|6854|Mountains of NC

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2010-05-20 11:33:07

#11

CameronPoe: Member; +2,925|6841

11 Bravo wrote:
are you taking a piss, cam?

Not right now. I'm watching tv.

2010-05-20 11:33:40

#12

Flaming_Maniac: prince of insufficient light; +2,490|6992|67.222.138.85

article wrote:
Now, the scientists have put both methods together, to create what they call a "synthetic cell", although only its genome is truly synthetic.

I just wanted to point this out, because I thought from the OP that they made the actual cell itself. That was what I was going to be most impressed by, because otherwise this is an obvious extension of processes already in place...and a relatively ineffective one at that compared to "editing" DNA from other bacteria, at least for now.

Anyways very cool.

2010-05-20 11:38:28

#13

CameronPoe: Member; +2,925|6841

It's a world first nonetheless - cell multiplication with artifical, human designed genetic material.

2010-05-20 11:40:14

#14

steelie34: pub hero!; +603|6667|the land of bourbon

yeah, i saw that too. not "pure" synthetic life, but it looks like they are well on their way.

2010-05-20 11:51:18

#15

Flaming_Maniac: prince of insufficient light; +2,490|6992|67.222.138.85

CameronPoe wrote:
It's a world first nonetheless - cell multiplication with artifical, human designed genetic material.

But see we have been editing genetic material to do exactly what we want for some time. It said this later:

"But, he said, "there is already a wealth of simple, cheap, powerful and mature techniques for genetically engineering a range of organisms. Therefore, for the time being, this approach is unlikely to supplant existing methods for genetic engineering". "

That is all I'm saying.

2010-05-20 11:52:34

#16

Marlo Stanfield: online poker tax cheating; +122|5448

It would be awesome if we could create some Griffins and release them in Africa or South America.

2010-05-20 11:56:46

#17

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|6906|London, England

It's not human designed, it's human replicated. Or something. They copied an existing form of bacteria, used some crazy automaton to synthesise the genome or something and then inserted it into an existing blank cell. So really, that machine they used is the real hero. It can create genomes.

The researchers copied an existing bacterial genome. They sequenced its genetic code and then used "synthesis machines" to chemically construct a copy.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/science_and_ … 132762.stm

2010-05-20 12:34:17

#18

Pug: UR father's brother's nephew's former roommate; +652|6827|Texas - Bigger than France

...a breakthrough brought to you by the Umbrella Corporation

2010-05-20 12:53:43

#19

Marlo Stanfield: online poker tax cheating; +122|5448

Marlo Stanfield wrote:
It would be awesome if we could create some Griffins and release them in Africa or South America.

https://www.stmgrts.org.uk/images//griffin.png

It would be awesome watching those grab entire goats.

2010-05-21 10:24:53

#20

M.O.A.B: 'Light 'em up!'; +1,220|6508|Escea

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2010-05-21 15:24:47

#21

NAthANSmitt: Stud; +4|6414

I think I will go on chain smoking and doing dangerous things for a living so I dont have to see this fucked up future. I was hoping for a way to cross the vast expanses of space instead of people playing God.

2010-05-21 15:30:25

#22

jord: Member; +2,382|6963|The North, beyond the wall.

There is no god, religion has gotten in the way of enough scientific and medical progress. Roll on the future.

2010-05-21 15:36:40

#23

NAthANSmitt: Stud; +4|6414

jord wrote:
There is no god, religion has gotten in the way of enough scientific and medical progress. Roll on the future.

Forgive me science for I have sinned, I have worshiped false idols.

2010-05-21 15:39:14

#24

jord: Member; +2,382|6963|The North, beyond the wall.

A new lung will save your life, not praying.

A lung created from science. Smoke away.

2010-05-21 15:45:52

#25

NAthANSmitt: Stud; +4|6414

Science that is years away from perfection aside, I advise the scientific community aside I advise the scientific community to drop this, like that big collider thing. Quantum mechanics are interesting but not worth a multi-billion dollar black hole.

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