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Re: Scientists Create First Synthetic Cell

Merlin — Mon, 24 May 2010 18:57:11 GMT

Say bye-bye to friggin cancer

Re: Scientists Create First Synthetic Cell

hyp3rvigi1ant — Sun, 23 May 2010 15:58:30 GMT

"No one has any idea how to create the organelles."

With synthetic DNA, an existing cell, and the necessary environment, of course.

Re: Scientists Create First Synthetic Cell

James — Sun, 23 May 2010 12:02:22 GMT

Interesting article.

Re: Scientists Create First Synthetic Cell

abskebabs — Sat, 22 May 2010 12:56:55 GMT

"The small team with private funding and practical concerns can still yield important innovations, because one technology creates market demand for another technology, so government subsidy is not required because of the scope of technological research fixed costs."

Is that like a "technological" form of Say's Law?

Re: Scientists Create First Synthetic Cell

cognitivist — Sat, 22 May 2010 06:02:41 GMT

Another step towards the Star Trekian atomic Replicator! We might yet abandon the pursuit of wealth and move onward simply to a pursuit of happiness! Hah.

Re: Scientists Create First Synthetic Cell

Skyler Collins — Thu, 20 May 2010 22:08:03 GMT

Here's an article on Neanderthal rights, if they're ever brought back: http://reason.com/archives/2009/02/17/neanderthal-rights

Re: Scientists Create First Synthetic Cell

viresh amin — Thu, 20 May 2010 22:01:10 GMT

I'm sure there are some thoughts on it. Anyone know any articles?

Re: Scientists Create First Synthetic Cell

James — Thu, 20 May 2010 21:41:51 GMT

What if, down the road someone creates an entire synthetic intelligent life form? How will that be delt with legally?

Re: Scientists Create First Synthetic Cell

LeeO — Thu, 20 May 2010 21:33:47 GMT

I'm not usually one to impede progress, but I read three sentences of that article and wished the discovery had never been made. Just what mankind needs: "the ability to craft an entire organism." Strange times indeed....I will add reasoning/evidence soon.

Re: Scientists Create First Synthetic Cell

MMMark — Thu, 20 May 2010 21:12:13 GMT

Thurs. 10/05/20 16:12 EDT
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viresh amin:
What does John Jewkes' Sources of Invention say?

The Sources of Invention, an overview.

Re: Scientists Create First Synthetic Cell

thelion — Thu, 20 May 2010 21:04:56 GMT

Jewkes argued that the claim--that the technologist cannot anymore work, because of the complexity of further innovation, without large government funds and a facility offered by research universities--is not true.

The small team with private funding and practical concerns can still yield important innovations, because one technology creates market demand for another technology, so government subsidy is not required because of the scope of technological research fixed costs.

Re: Scientists Create First Synthetic Cell

viresh amin — Thu, 20 May 2010 20:09:36 GMT

"We are on the verge of very strange times. I believe that the world our great-grandchildren live in will be more different from the world of today than the world of today is from the world our great-grandparents grew up in (I am speaking as a young adult)."

Your right, did you see this on Stephan Kinsella's blog:

http://www.stephankinsella.com/2010/05/18/who-owns-you-a-documentary-trailer/

Re: Scientists Create First Synthetic Cell

viresh amin — Thu, 20 May 2010 20:02:34 GMT

"In any case: notice this was made by a private company, not a large government funded university, based on business expectations."

Good point. What does John Jewkes' Sources of Invention say?

Re: Scientists Create First Synthetic Cell

Clayton — Thu, 20 May 2010 20:01:45 GMT

We are on the verge of very strange times. I believe that the world our great-grandchildren live in will be more different from the world of today than the world of today is from the world our great-grandparents grew up in (I am speaking as a young adult).

Clayton -

Re: Scientists Create First Synthetic Cell

thelion — Thu, 20 May 2010 18:53:15 GMT

Good!

But it's not fully synthetic yet. No one has any idea how to create the organelles.

In any case: notice this was made by a private company, not a large government funded university, based on business expectations.

John Jewkes' Sources of Invention gets another example demonstrating its thesis is correct.