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Scientists Developed Artificial Structures That Can Self-Replicate

Posted by samzenpus on from the what-could-possibly-go-wrong? dept.

First time accepted submitter mphall21 writes "New York University scientists have developed artificial structures that can self-replicate, a process that has the potential to yield new types of materials. In the natural world, self-replication is ubiquitous in all living entities, but artificial self-replication has been elusive. The new discovery is the first steps toward a general process for self-replication of a wide variety of arbitrarily designed seeds."

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  1. Good news... by GuJiaXian · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...they've created an artificial structure that can self-replicate. The bad news is that it's Ice-9.

  2. Re:Uh oh by Fnord666 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I for one would like to welcome our self-replicating overlords.

    Especially if they look like Kristanna Loken

    --
    'The tyrant will always find pretext for his tyranny.' - Aesop's Fables
  3. First application: catalog item 2418-B by ConsistentChaos · · Score: 4, Funny

    The Remote Self-Replicating Robot Explorer Probe. Be afraid.