Sci/Tech Artificial Life Likely in 3 to 10 Years

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Around the world, a handful of scientists are trying to create life from scratch and they're getting closer.

Experts expect an announcement within three to 10 years from someone in the now little-known field of "wet artificial life."

"It's going to be a big deal and everybody's going to know about it," said Mark Bedau, chief operating officer of ProtoLife of Venice, Italy, one of those in the race. "We're talking about a technology that could change our world in pretty fundamental ways—in fact, in ways that are impossible to predict."

That first cell of synthetic life—made from the basic chemicals in DNA—may not seem like much to non-scientists. For one thing, you'll have to look in a microscope to see it.

 
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Ninva

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Wow, that's amazing... I hope someone won't go crazy and create too many life forms. We honestly don't need anymore bodies eating food and using up of minerals. ^_^"
 

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The only good reason, would be to make them our slaves. JKing, that would suck for them.
but actually, they could donate some organs and blood...
but we don't need to be overpopulated with clones...
 

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The only good reason, would be to make them our slaves. JKing, that would suck for them.
but actually, they could donate some organs and blood...
but we don't need to be overpopulated with clones...
You realise, right, that if someone found out how to build large macroscopic animals, they PROBABLY wouldn't start by spending time copying a human being.
 

enouwee

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And I, for one, welcome our new artificial life overlords. :D
 
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