*UPDATED*'Artificial life' breakthrough announced by scientists *VIDEO*

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PurpleSky

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Quoting the article:



Scientists in the US have succeeded in developing the first synthetic living cell.

Found the video for this
The researchers constructed a bacterium's "genetic software" and transplanted it into a host cell.

The resulting microbe then looked and behaved like the species "dictated" by the synthetic DNA.

The advance, published in Science, has been hailed as a scientific landmark, but critics say there are dangers posed by synthetic organisms.


Dr Craig Venter says yeast, chemicals, and computers were used by scientists
The researchers hope eventually to design bacterial cells that will produce medicines and fuels and even absorb greenhouse gases.

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Professor Julian Savulescu, from the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics at the University of Oxford, said the potential of this science was "in the far future, but real and significant".

"But the risks are also unparalleled," he continued. "We need new standards of safety evaluation for this kind of radical research and protections from military or terrorist misuse and abuse.

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

Here's the link to the full article http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science_and_environment/10132762.stm


Personally,the number of uses for this technology,and their implications,boggle my mind.

One of which would be



*EDIT* "It's replicated over a billion times now" I just heard this on the bbc"
 

Cpt_Oblivious

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Well, we've been making the steps toward initiating Skynet for ages, now it's time for Blade Runner to get a look in...

It will be a war between the Synthetics and the Organics. We'll probably win.
 

Julianking93

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Well that's pretty fucking cool. Just one more step to cloning and the inevitable future depicted in The Sixth Day.

That and I like how the professor has the same name as me :D
 

Snor

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we are going to create some kind of horrible creature that will doom is all arent we?
 

Julianking93

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Cpt_Oblivious said:
Julianking93 said:
That and how the professor has the same name as me :D
Your name is awesome.
Why thank you :D

Glad I don't have a boring one like "Bob"

No offense to anyone named "Bob" I just don't get why you'd go by that rather than Robert or something.
 

PurpleSky

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Julianking93 said:
Cpt_Oblivious said:
Julianking93 said:
That and how the professor has the same name as me :D
Your name is awesome.
Why thank you :D

Glad I don't have a boring one like "Bob"

No offense to anyone named "Bob" I just don't get why you'd go by that rather than Robert or something.

Oh god I reported you by accident sry!
 

Julianking93

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PurpleSky said:
Julianking93 said:
Cpt_Oblivious said:
Julianking93 said:
That and how the professor has the same name as me :D
Your name is awesome.
Why thank you :D

Glad I don't have a boring one like "Bob"

No offense to anyone named "Bob" I just don't get why you'd go by that rather than Robert or something.

Oh god I reported you by accident sry!
Yeah, sure. "Accident" >_>
 

PurpleSky

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Julianking93 said:
PurpleSky said:
Julianking93 said:
Cpt_Oblivious said:
Julianking93 said:
That and how the professor has the same name as me :D
Your name is awesome.
Why thank you :D

Glad I don't have a boring one like "Bob"

No offense to anyone named "Bob" I just don't get why you'd go by that rather than Robert or something.

Oh god I reported you by accident sry!
Yeah, sure. "Accident" >_>
-.-

OT:This is a big deal.Come on people!Why aren't they responding to this news?
 

magicmonkeybars

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Well one step closer to being replaced by something better.
I don't really see what the big fuss is about the onlt difference between this cell and a "normal" one is that a computer build it's dna rather then "nature".
Just another case of science wasting money on useless shit no one needs or cares about.
Yay for playing god I guess.
 

Marter

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Soon, scientist will be able to keep people alive forever, by creating new cells for the body.

I can't wait...
 

Flamezdudes

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Damn you for stealing my thread! >_>
Anyway, this is an amazing leap forward for our species! The things we could eventually do because of this breakthrough...
 

ExileNZ

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Wait, is the host cell itself artificial or is it more like artificial DNA? If they still have to use a living cell I don't think I'd count that as synthetic.
 

reg42

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Very interesting, though I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a bit cautious about creating life like this.