Scientists push boundry of human life

[Atomic_Piggy]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18882828/site/newsweek/

Free bacon for all.

 

[theotherguy]

um. thats about synthetic organisms, not human lifespan, bud.

Maybe I should read the whole thing though. Really interesting stuff.

The only detraction I could imagine is creating synthetic, uncurable diseases.

Other than that all the detractors are religious and thus can be written off. Synthetic organisms are a huge field for science and technology to tackle. They're easier to manufacture than nanobots and possibly much more versatile and resiliant.

 

[Tagaziel]

Wheee! Pet tiger with built in Desert Eagles! WHEE!

 

[Atomic_Piggy]

um. thats about synthetic organisms, not human lifespan, bud.

Yeah, I read the title of the article before the actual thing. My post ahs been edited however.

 

[Polaris]

Craig Venter rules! Interesting article.

 

[Icarusintel]

I can see this being a problem down the road. FOXDIE anyone?

 

[15357]

And did Man, in his folly, create Demons in the image of their gods.

 

[Atomic_Piggy]

Here comes the fundies!

 

[Glirk Dient]

Wow...amazing. There have been so many scientific/technological breakthroughs recently. I can't wait to see what the future holds.

 

[Remus]

Synthetic organisms hmm.... Striders anyone?

 

[Glo-Boy]

boundary

 

[PvtRyan]

Pope Benedict XVI has expressed outrage at scientists who "modify the very grammar of life as planned and willed by God."

Sorry, pope. But God sucks at his job, 90% of my DNA doesn't even work for Christ's sake. And what's with the pooping? Was that really needed, God? It's really annoying and I'm sure you could have designed a better waste system.

 

[BabyHeadCrab]

I can't stop thinking about horror films and books that talk about this kind of thing going terribly wrong.

 

[Beerdude26]

I want a synthetic organism that creates boobies.

/me dreams about a boobie lawn

 

[Tagaziel]

Pope Benedict XVI has expressed outrage at scientists who "modify the very grammar of life as planned and willed by God."

Obligatory crappy photochop:

 

[spookymooky]

And did Man, in his folly, create Demons in the image of their gods.

I should undoubtedly know this already, but what's that from?

 

[Adabiviak]

The only reason man hasn't written one already is because we're still learning to read and write the language. Great stuff, although I expect the first few 'editions' to suck appropriately.

 

[15357]

I should undoubtedly know this already, but what's that from?

Heh, I made it up.