Posted by
CmdrTaco
on from the this-is-just-swell dept.
jrrl writes "USAToday is reporting that Craig Venter's research group has synthesized a virus from scratch and that it "became bioactive" (started reproducing). Particularly interesting is that it only took them two weeks to build, rather than several years that previous attempts had taken."
Well, not really terrified I guess, but the whole "We've created life and it's procreating" thing is something that doesn't exactly make me feel warm and fuzzy,. And why did it have to be a virus. Why not a cute little kitten or something?
Quick! Lets blacken the skies, they won't be able to live without light!
Re:Should we really be doing things like this?
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oniony
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· Score: 5, Funny
Yeah, I agree -- these people really need to start wearing condoms.
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Re:Viruses, not virii
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freeweed
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Excuseth me, but I have to go visit the Olde Shoppe now.
I'm all for literacy and correct grammar/spelling, but anyone who doesn't think English is a constantly evolving language obviously has never read a book more than 20 years olde.
-- Endless arguments over trivial contradictions in books written by ignorant savages to explain thunder in the dark.
i, for one, would like to *welcome* our virus-creating overlords...
/me looks around nervously, and dons a N100 mask.
-- Just raise the taxes on crack.
Re:Should we really be doing things like this?
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jimsum
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· Score: 5, Funny
Let's hope they use some sort of copy protection on these viruses so that they can only reproduce with the permission of the owner. That's DRM I have no trouble with.
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Well, not really terrified I guess, but the whole "We've created life and it's procreating" thing is something that doesn't exactly make me feel warm and fuzzy,. And why did it have to be a virus. Why not a cute little kitten or something?
I want the fire back.
Quick! Lets blacken the skies, they won't be able to live without light!
Yeah, I agree -- these people really need to start wearing condoms.
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Excuseth me, but I have to go visit the Olde Shoppe now.
I'm all for literacy and correct grammar/spelling, but anyone who doesn't think English is a constantly evolving language obviously has never read a book more than 20 years olde.
Endless arguments over trivial contradictions in books written by ignorant savages to explain thunder in the dark.
Just raise the taxes on crack.
Let's hope they use some sort of copy protection on these viruses so that they can only reproduce with the permission of the owner. That's DRM I have no trouble with.
-- Pot is safer than Beer