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The White House on Thursday said the controversial field of synthetic biology, or manipulating the DNA of organisms to forge new life forms, poses limited risks and should be allowed to proceed.

An expert panel convened by President Barack Obama advised vigilance and self-regulation as scientists seeks ways to create new organisms that could spark useful innovations in clean energy, pollution control and medicine.

The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues "concluded that synthetic biology is capable of significant but limited achievements posing limited risks," it said in its first report.

"Future developments may raise further objections, but the Commission found no reason to endorse additional federal regulations or a moratorium on work in this field at this time."

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Science of man-made life can proceed: US panel (Update 2)

A White House panel said on Thursday the controversial field of synthetic biology, or manipulating the DNA of organisms to forge new life forms, poses limited risks and should be allowed to proceed.
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This is like sooooo awsome =)

America is making preparations for super-humans :3
Maybe for more millitary power? Who knows why it's been deceided so sudden :3

... Or maybe they want to get rid of racism by making everyone blue, like in avatar ;D
 
Very Interesting.

Synthetic Biology, HMMMMMMM!! This is very intersting and scary at athe same time. Must read more about this subject.
 
Darthfett said:
Ha.

Just the idea of Synthetic Biology makes me think of the Descolada Virus from the Ender's Game series.
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It's true, in its current form and with our limited technology there's really nothing devastating synthetic biology can do.
 
phyrex1an said:
Syntetic biology

Not what they talk about in this article but not very natural nonetheless. Bananas are scary.

Now to the point: If you are afraid of "synthetic biology" then you really need to revise your banana consumption.
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I was shocked by the fact that bannanas are radioactive :eek:

But other than that, I was wondering if it's possible to "cultivate" stem cells with that rare mutation gene that cures AIDS =P Or any other cummon sickness such as diabetes or cancer.

However, I'm not too sure if meddling with the Human structure is such a great idea, since I could imagine Humans being mass produced and only equipted with certain traits for certain tasks.
Oh, and then there is this problem with modified people breeding with non-modified people.
I heard that if you don't control the breeding of modified plants, disfigurement and other effects similar to inbreeded humans show up. Though, don't quote me on that, since I think it was from a satyrical paper ( Plants vs Humans ).
 
Modify DNA, so "super-humans" can be created -> Create thousands of them -> With their super-brain they figure out that it would be better to get rid of us -> They start to kick everyone's ass -> They win, we lose

And that is why I don't want DNA modified people or animals. This is of course in the distant future with some amazing technology.

PS. What stops life modifying tech from falling into the wrong hands?
 
>>PS. What stops life modifying tech from falling into the wrong hands?


You think the wrong hands care about whether or not they have government permission?
 
sqrage said:
You think the wrong hands care about whether or not they have government permission?
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If terrorists get their hands on. Well, the government would not survive!

sqrage said:
Why?
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There's a lot of reasons why and some of the reason have already been mentioned. and BTW: Jurassic Park

Hehe, It wasn't a Joke @Hatebreeder
 
I don't think you read any of the articles you post on Firecat. This is about the government allowing scientists to regulate themselves as far as synthetic biology goes. What makes you think terrorists can't be pioneers in such a field? Believe it or not some terrorists are educated scientists... Lack of government regulation wont make it more accessible for terrorists to gain the technology; they can already gain it themselves.

And do you really think someone with a Ph.D working in a laboratory would get the idiotic idea to create millions of synthetic humans that are better than us in every way? I don't, but even if they did, obviously they wouldn't be allowed to go through with such experiments...
 
sqrage said:
Believe it or not some terrorists are educated scientists... Lack of government regulation wont make it more accessible for terrorists to gain the technology; they can already gain it themselves..
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It would be easier to steal it for a terrorists then make it them self. Don't you think so?

sqrage said:
And do you really think someone with a Ph.D working in a laboratory would get the idiotic idea to create millions of synthetic humans that are better than us in every way?
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Yes, I think so. They already have done pretty much nutz things overall. hmm

sqrage said:
I don't, but even if they did, obviously they wouldn't be allowed to go through with such experiments...
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What if they already have done such thing?
You know Government is hiding a lot of things. Well, Shall we ask the Wikileaks?
 
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