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Synthetic Cell: what are the implications

Nepenthe

Tu Stultus Es
I do like the BBC for the most part but sometimes the science reporting is a bit "It's Alive!" fear mongering for my taste. The cell isn't completely artificial- the artificial DNA was placed in a normal cell and the DNA is based on existing DNA- but it's the next best thing and 100% artificial cells are pretty much a done deal. Scientists will be able to build designer bacteria within the next decade and the implications are mind boggling.
Synthetic Genome+Natural Cell=New Life? | The Loom | Discover Magazine
 
Not in the immediate future soz, it can make more of the most successful organism in the galaxy,
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Bacteria!
 

Nepenthe

Tu Stultus Es
I am just curious as to why anyone would find it unethical, perhaps it is just blurb.:shrug:
Meh, there's a buncha bioethicists in the article warning about "playing god" and the usual arguments. There's now a FB page for those opposing the discovery(?). :confused: How the hell does that work?

Any day now:
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Meh, there's a buncha bioethicists in the article warning about "playing god" and the usual arguments. There's now a FB page for those opposing the discovery(?). :confused: How the hell does that work?

Any day now:


In essence that is a facebook page that wants to create a time machine to stop people playing god, I'm for it :D
 

Nepenthe

Tu Stultus Es
In essence that is a facebook page that wants to create a time machine to stop people playing god, I'm for it :D
We've already gone over the implications of time-travel Monta. Last time you messed with the time/space continuum you messed up and Ireland ended up declaring itself a Republic. :p
 
We've already gone over the implications of time-travel Monta. Last time you messed with the time/space continuum you messed up and Ireland ended up declaring itself a Republic. :p

Did you just accuse me of killing Michael Collins? :fight:
 

Kilgore Trout

Misanthropic Humanist
The ethical implications is that it's going to freak out a bunch of ignorant, superstitious folks who are frightened by the hubris of science, even though they have no idea what hubris means.
 

Breathe

Hostis humani generis
GOD will smite us down because of the sin!!!111one :eek:

I can't see any ethical implications are, really. Except the possibility of using these cells to grow beings for organ harvesting? I know someone said they would begin creating humanoid slaves to do menial chores because they didn't have a consciousness. I did laugh at this. :D

Probably the worst implication it may have is that it will make Raelianism look more appealing to some people.
 
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