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I, Nanobot — Bionanotechnology is Coming

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the lazy-sunday-morning dept.

Maria Williams writes "Alan H. Goldstein, inventor of the A-PRIZE, and popular science columnist, says: Scientists are on the verge of breaking the carbon barrier — creating artificial life and changing forever what it means to be human. And we're not ready... Nanofabricated animats may be infinitesimally tiny, but their electrons will be exactly the same size as ours — and their effect on human reality will be as immeasurable as the universe. Like an inverted SETI program, humanity must now look inward, constantly scanning technology space for animats, or their progenitors. The first alien life may not come from the stars, but from ourselves." Yes it's an older article, but it's a fairly quiet sunday today.

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  1. On the verge of breaking the carbon barrier? by Timesprout · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sounds like someone at the lab has a hot date lined up......

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  2. Comic book plot goldmine by Sciros · · Score: 3, Funny

    So, assuming I actually understood the article, it means that we will be able to create nanobiobots literally capable of mutation. I'm not sure how self-replication will work, but if it somehow does, we could potentially create a very deadly little bugger. Nevermind that as there's medical research in something cool there's *always* military research to go along with it. So making nice nanobiobots will go hand-in-hand with making mean ones. Wow I want to write a Superman comicbook right now.

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  3. Choice of electrons by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I would hate for their electrons to be different from ours...

    Maybe I'm just ignorant, but how many different 'types' of electrons are there?