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Scientists talk privately about Creating a Synthetic Human Genome
NY Times ^
| May 13, 2016
| Andrew Pollack
Posted on 05/13/2016 8:45:13 PM PDT by plain talk
Scientists are now contemplating the fabrication of a human genome, meaning they would use chemicals to manufacture all the DNA contained in human chromosomes.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cloning; dna; frankenstein; genome; syntheticgenome
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what could possibly go wrong?
To: plain talk
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posted on
05/13/2016 8:47:24 PM PDT
by
RushIsMyTeddyBear
(<<<<<<< he no longer IS my 'teddy bear'.)
To: plain talk
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posted on
05/13/2016 8:47:33 PM PDT
by
SunLakesJeff
(All Mass Has Gravity. Gravity, however, is subject to Judicial Review.)
To: plain talk
“Scientists talk privately” means they are already doing it.
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posted on
05/13/2016 8:48:04 PM PDT
by
Dapper 26
To: plain talk
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools. —Romans 1:22
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posted on
05/13/2016 8:48:05 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Feminists are nothing more than politically-correct sexists.)
To: plain talk
Mad scientists.
Lime something from a low budget tv show.
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posted on
05/13/2016 8:50:14 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: plain talk; GraceG; Lazamataz; Springman; beaversmom; BenLurkin; daltec
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posted on
05/13/2016 8:54:00 PM PDT
by
KC_Lion
(Never Killary!)
To: plain talk
If ours can do it, others with far less concern over ethics or future consequence can, too, or aren’t very far behind. Somebody will unleash a monstrosity upon the world, the horse is already out of the barn.
To: plain talk
Just think, if they could synthetically create much improved human DNA and inject it into people to make them smarter, we might rid the world of idiot leftists and democrats.
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posted on
05/13/2016 8:58:06 PM PDT
by
roadcat
To: plain talk
They should name it Botany Bay.
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posted on
05/13/2016 9:03:00 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: KC_Lion
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posted on
05/13/2016 9:03:45 PM PDT
by
Sawdring
To: KC_Lion
I hope you aren’t one of those synths sent here to spy on me.
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posted on
05/13/2016 9:08:51 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: plain talk
IF they succeed, they have the "software".
To run it they need the "hardware".
Inner Life Of A Cell
Good luck on that.
(the only thing bigger than their arrogance is their ignorance)
To: plain talk
UNless and until we understand what consciousness is it will just be a lump of cells. God gives us that and I believe we are incapable of doing such things.
To: Organic Panic
UNless and until we understand what consciousness is it will just be a lump of cells. God gives us that and I believe we are incapable of doing such things. Exactly. These stories come with a lot of hype. They have a ways to go yet (understatement)
To: plain talk
Insert (young) Kelly LeBrock photo here.
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posted on
05/13/2016 9:54:27 PM PDT
by
TChad
To: plain talk
I could use some spare parts.
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posted on
05/13/2016 9:56:47 PM PDT
by
soycd
To: Organic Panic
-—UNless and until we understand what consciousness is it will just be a lump of cells.
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Well, that settles it. The dems will be all for this, creating another 20 million welfare recipients that will vote...
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posted on
05/13/2016 9:57:03 PM PDT
by
Bubba Gump Shrimp
(I think I'm the RiNO - George Will and Bill Kristol say I can't be part of their club)
To: RushIsMyTeddyBear
“Privately.”
—
Yes. According to the NYT.
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posted on
05/13/2016 10:03:10 PM PDT
by
boycott
(--s)
To: plain talk
I predict failure. Some of these clowns like to spew a lot of gas.
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posted on
05/13/2016 10:04:17 PM PDT
by
boycott
(--s)
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