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[Tech] Now this is cool...and scary

Started by HinterWelt, December 25, 2008, 12:20:00 PM

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HinterWelt

December 25, 2008, 12:20:00 PM
I find the idea of "biohackers" exciting and at the same time scary.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081225/ap_on_sc/do_it_yourself_dna
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December 25, 2008, 12:29:24 PM
Quote from: HinterWelt;275740I find the idea of "biohackers" exciting and at the same time scary.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081225/ap_on_sc/do_it_yourself_dna

Yup, I agree with you Bill.  However, I probably would have used the word terrifying.

jeff37923

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December 26, 2008, 11:50:00 PM
If this was the premise for a science fiction story, nobody would believe it.
"Meh."

RockViper

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December 29, 2008, 11:51:55 PM
Cool.
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Venosha

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December 30, 2008, 10:49:27 AM
QuoteCowell said such unfettered creativity could produce important discoveries.
"We should try to make science more sexy and more fun and more like a game," he said.

Sexy, fun and more game like?  Sounds more like a personal ad then an attempt at Science.  Although I would never shoot down experimentation, there definitely should be protocols in place.  I have worked in several labs, and among many different science explorations, and never did it cross my mind to try this at home folks.  I believe in proper environments for testing, and retesting new and upcoming ideas.  Good luck to the Bio-hackers though.
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Blackthorne

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December 20, 2009, 09:30:02 PM
Neither cool nor exciting, just scary.
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