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Synthetic Life In The Lab

Posted by Hemos on from the trying-to-build-it-all dept.

niktesla writes "Scientific American is carrying a story about sythetic life - genetic engineered "machines" made from DNA building blocks called "BioBricks". The goal is to produce a library of building blocks that can be assembled to give predictable results. Reminds me of the technology behind Blade Runner's replicants."

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  1. Blade runner's replicants are part of a *story*! by Moderation+abuser · · Score: 5, Funny

    There's this thing called fiction where you don't have to tell the truth, then there's this thing called science fiction where you can just make anything you like up.

    Then there's this thing called real life which just sucks because you can't make any of it up. Though someone should tell that to Tony Blair.

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  2. Trypo! by Himring · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Scientific American is carrying a story about sythetic life...."

    Trypo!

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  3. How Long Before... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Lego Starts Suing?

  4. Re:Saviour for people in need in of transplants? by cammoblammo · · Score: 5, Funny

    What sort of idiots do you think we are? We're /.ers. We've memorised every little bit of our high school biology books on the chapters to do with sexual reproduction.

    Pity that very few of us will be able to take our learning into the field.

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  5. Re:Guess it depends on the definition of "life" by Michael+Dorfman · · Score: 5, Funny

    > Any life arising from the hand of man is de facto synthetic

    Well, that would apply to most donated sperm, then.