like a sheep
i've always believed that the speed of scientific development has caused humans to cease to be surprised by anything anymore. everything is popping out so fast that we just take every new piece of technological advancement or findings with a simple 'meh,' and life goes on.
for example, if scientists somehow managed to prove that ghosts and spirits exist, that they are made of quantifiable energy sources or perhaps even some form of newly-discovered energy, people will just think, "ok, so the world consists of humans, plants, bacteria and ghosts. great. now tell me something i don't know."
now check this out.
US team creates first 'synthetic life'
The researchers synthesized the 1.08 million base pair genome of the bacterium Mycoplasma mycoides -- which commonly causes mastitis in goats -- created from four bottles of the chemicals which make up the components of DNA.
They also added "watermarks" to the synthetic genome to distinguish it from a natural one. The watermarks included the names of 46 authors and scientists who worked on the project on the genome along with its own website address -- so that anyone who decodes it can send an email to the team.
Three sets of quotations including "to live, to err, to fall, to triumph, to recreate life out of life" from Irish author James Joyce were also included.
Venter told a press conference the team had started with a living cell, which had been transformed with the synthetic genome, adding the cell had gone through a "million steps of replication" and was now frozen in a freezer.
"This is an important step we think, both scientifically and philosophically. It's certainly changed my views of the definitions of life and how life works," he added in a statement.
wow, really? this article would be perfect for an april fools day joke, but it seems to be real. humans have now created life! the world ought to be more shocked than it is now, don't you think? or maybe you still don't fully understand the weight of this discovery, so let me underline it and put it in bold.
HUMANS HAVE NOW CREATED LIFE!
ok? see, creating life was something that many tried to do but no one thought would be truly possible. until now, that is. but somehow from my room i can hear the world collectively going 'mehhh, now bring on the synthetic human slaves.'
for example, if scientists somehow managed to prove that ghosts and spirits exist, that they are made of quantifiable energy sources or perhaps even some form of newly-discovered energy, people will just think, "ok, so the world consists of humans, plants, bacteria and ghosts. great. now tell me something i don't know."
now check this out.
US team creates first 'synthetic life'
The researchers synthesized the 1.08 million base pair genome of the bacterium Mycoplasma mycoides -- which commonly causes mastitis in goats -- created from four bottles of the chemicals which make up the components of DNA.
They also added "watermarks" to the synthetic genome to distinguish it from a natural one. The watermarks included the names of 46 authors and scientists who worked on the project on the genome along with its own website address -- so that anyone who decodes it can send an email to the team.
Three sets of quotations including "to live, to err, to fall, to triumph, to recreate life out of life" from Irish author James Joyce were also included.
Venter told a press conference the team had started with a living cell, which had been transformed with the synthetic genome, adding the cell had gone through a "million steps of replication" and was now frozen in a freezer.
"This is an important step we think, both scientifically and philosophically. It's certainly changed my views of the definitions of life and how life works," he added in a statement.
wow, really? this article would be perfect for an april fools day joke, but it seems to be real. humans have now created life! the world ought to be more shocked than it is now, don't you think? or maybe you still don't fully understand the weight of this discovery, so let me underline it and put it in bold.
HUMANS HAVE NOW CREATED LIFE!
ok? see, creating life was something that many tried to do but no one thought would be truly possible. until now, that is. but somehow from my room i can hear the world collectively going 'mehhh, now bring on the synthetic human slaves.'
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