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First Reproducing Artificial Virus Created

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."

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  1. GREASED UP YODA DOLL SHOVED UP MY ASS IS PATRIOTIC by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll







    I pledge Allegiance to the Doll
    of the Greased Up States of Yodarica
    and to the Republic for which it shoves,
    one nation under Yoda, rectal intrusion,
    with anal lube and ass grease for all.





  2. IRAQ soon cleaned from USA faggot troops by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    .. Everyday a handful of them, until the last one is fone.

  3. SWEET! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    man made virii must be better than god made virii! oh wait this is slashdot god died a long time sgo here...

  4. Re:Viruses and weapons by mrtroy · · Score: 0, Troll

    You mean virii and weapons?

    Sorry, could not resist!

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    [I can picture a world without war, without hate. I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it]
  5. Re:Physicians call them Viruses by Leroy_Brown242 · · Score: 0, Troll

    I asked my friend if we should should call then African Americans or blacks. Be said he's been calling them Niggers for 60 years.

    Your point is mushy. Try again.

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    Pretty Pictures!
  6. Re:Should we really be doing things like this? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Which one of the two was it when they created AIDS?

  7. In Soviet Russia by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Artificial Viruses create You!

    I for one welcome our new Artificial Artifial Virus Overlords.