Booster4324 Posted May 20, 2010 Posted May 20, 2010 The lead scientist is a Buffalo boy and probable lurker of these boards. Maybe he should focus his efforts on synthetic linemen and a QB.
OCinBuffalo Posted May 21, 2010 Posted May 21, 2010 Cool! I suppose now's a good time to make some orders. Figure....what? 20 years lead time? Ok. But, then again, I am still waiting for the flying car I was promised at the World's Fair. Hurry the f up already. In any case, I wonder: 1. If you get replacement parts, does that count as losing a % of your soul? 2. If your discarded parts have a % of your soul...do they go to heaven/hell? 3. If so, can we expect heaven/hell to soon be overrun by recently detached...organs? Or, little _ricks?
John Adams Posted May 25, 2010 Author Posted May 25, 2010 Here's a talk about this: http://www.ted.com/talks/craig_venter_unve...tm_medium=email
RuntheDamnBall Posted May 25, 2010 Posted May 25, 2010 Great, just what we need, another way of overpopulating this earth. or of making food. Just sayin'.
IDBillzFan Posted May 25, 2010 Posted May 25, 2010 "Pterodactyl". I was using the feminine version. [/conner]
Chef Jim Posted May 25, 2010 Posted May 25, 2010 I was using the feminine version. [/conner] The archaic version [/Exiled]
drnykterstein Posted May 25, 2010 Posted May 25, 2010 I was using the feminine version. [/conner] Ouch my feelings are hurt? I think you have no idea how low my opinion is of you.
....lybob Posted May 25, 2010 Posted May 25, 2010 I have a relative working there- Craig Venter is pretty much a super-genius heading a group of geniuses and near geniuses- this is basic research that will help advance many areas but I think advances in bio-fuels will be one of the first tangible benefit we will see.
drnykterstein Posted May 25, 2010 Posted May 25, 2010 I have a relative working there- Craig Venter is pretty much a super-genius heading a group of geniuses and near geniuses- this is basic research that will help advance many areas but I think advances in bio-fuels will be one of the first tangible benefit we will see. Doesn't matter, DC Tom still thinks he knows more than these guys. He thinks he is smarter than all scientists.
DC Tom Posted May 25, 2010 Posted May 25, 2010 Doesn't matter, DC Tom still thinks he knows more than these guys. He thinks he is smarter than all scientists. Ouch my feelings are hurt? I think you have no idea how low my opinion is of you.
IDBillzFan Posted May 25, 2010 Posted May 25, 2010 Ouch my feelings are hurt? I think you have no idea how low my opinion is of you. Y'see, now that's just damn funny.
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted May 26, 2010 Posted May 26, 2010 I did a little research on this, and here's my understanding. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong. Ventner didn't create a cell. He created an artificial baterial genome. But he did NOT take inorganic material and buld a cell from the bottom up (i.e. membrane, nucleus, mitochondria, whatever). Rather, he implanted an artificial genome into an existing bacteria and had it reproduce. Am I right? Either way, the key word her is CREATED. It didn't self-organize. It didn't just appear. Ventner CREATED this genome.
Jim in Anchorage Posted May 26, 2010 Posted May 26, 2010 I did a little research on this, and here's my understanding. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong. Ventner didn't create a cell. He created an artificial baterial genome. But he did NOT take inorganic material and buld a cell from the bottom up (i.e. membrane, nucleus, mitochondria, whatever). Rather, he implanted an artificial genome into an existing bacteria and had it reproduce. Am I right? Either way, the key word her is CREATED. It didn't self-organize. It didn't just appear. Ventner CREATED this genome. I suspect this will have all the importance of the announcement of cold fusion 20 years ago.
Wacka Posted May 26, 2010 Posted May 26, 2010 I did a little research on this, and here's my understanding. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong. Ventner didn't create a cell. He created an artificial baterial genome. But he did NOT take inorganic material and buld a cell from the bottom up (i.e. membrane, nucleus, mitochondria, whatever). Rather, he implanted an artificial genome into an existing bacteria and had it reproduce. Am I right? Either way, the key word her is CREATED. It didn't self-organize. It didn't just appear. Ventner CREATED this genome. You are correct. They first sequenced the bacteria's whole genome (which nowadays takes only a few weeks) Then they built a new genome with optimized gene expression of some genes. In some non-coding areas they put "trademarks" so they could tell if the resultant growth was from the engineered bacteria. The "trademarks were DNA sequences that when translated to one letter amino acid codes would spell out some of their names (Ventner can be spelled out).
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