Pentagon to Rewrite Evolution, Create Immortal Life
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I grew up thinking 'wouldn't it be cool if all that stuff in the movies was real?'
Apparently so did these guys.
A part of me still says, 'that'd be freaking sweet if they can pull it off'. The rest of me just wonders why I even bother paying taxes if this is the kind of lunacy they're spending it on.
Needless to say; Good luck DARPA, and remember to place weapons, amunition, and first aid kits in poorly hidden locations just off the main hall and in every service area. Not because I think it'll help, just because it'll make me feel a little better knowing you watched the rest of the movie.
Apparently so did these guys.
A part of me still says, 'that'd be freaking sweet if they can pull it off'. The rest of me just wonders why I even bother paying taxes if this is the kind of lunacy they're spending it on.
Needless to say; Good luck DARPA, and remember to place weapons, amunition, and first aid kits in poorly hidden locations just off the main hall and in every service area. Not because I think it'll help, just because it'll make me feel a little better knowing you watched the rest of the movie.
So... They out of ideas or what? There's nothing more usefull to research? Like a cure for cancer? Or new fuel? It does sound awesome, though i doubt it will work anytime soon.
Humans have been doing this for thousands of years, it's called domestication and crop farming. Horses, cats, dogs, cows, pigs, war elephants, wheat barley, bacteria producing insulin, human hormones, medicine etc. only exist today because we essentially made them that way. Natural selection (ei. evolution) would have killed off those species pretty easily if it weren't for us humans. The only thing that changed is now that we know how genes, cells, biology works we've managed to streamline the process for faster, better, more varied results.John Funk said:
Cool beans.
So long as we don't get a Monsanto style "patented genome" and they didn't bother with something retarded like a killswitch, I'd be happy.
Seriously, why do you need a killswitch?
Just don't make your creation bulletproof!
Seriously, why do you need a killswitch?
Just don't make your creation bulletproof!
Uh. Eugenics much?
Get it through your head. Attempting to control evolution is moronic. You can't see around the bends in the road. If you breed a people completely immune to sickle-cell anemia, then you've bred a people destined to be wiped out by malaria.
I'm sorry, I'm not usually prone to serious condemnation of things that aren't Watchmen-movie-sequel related, but don't. Do. It. Arrogant pricks.
Get it through your head. Attempting to control evolution is moronic. You can't see around the bends in the road. If you breed a people completely immune to sickle-cell anemia, then you've bred a people destined to be wiped out by malaria.
I'm sorry, I'm not usually prone to serious condemnation of things that aren't Watchmen-movie-sequel related, but don't. Do. It. Arrogant pricks.
I'm not sure what to say. Either something about you being daft and not understand my post, or maybe I'll make a comment about the bolded part of your quote there.zorgonstealth said:
Irony at it's finest.
Indeed it was a reference to the Red Dwarf novelsAxolotl said:
I couldn't think of anything else to write, but the Genetically Engineered Life-Form came to mind.
Thankyou Red Dwarf for saving me!
[small]Haaauuuuuuuu~[/small]
((looks off camera)) No, I really can't see how this could possibley go wrong. government super project to create artificial life. I mean, what could go wrong? its not like we are talking about the umbrella corp here. you trust your government, right?
((flees for the hills and begins to stockpile food, ammunition, condoms, and episodes of ZP))
((flees for the hills and begins to stockpile food, ammunition, condoms, and episodes of ZP))
Well, of course it's a good idea, but if we do achieve immortality, there are three ways I see the world going.
1. Storing immortatech (bad name, I know. Just work with it) in an inaccessable vault, so nobody can use it. We still make babies, and no overpopulation. But why have it in the first place, if nobody can use it, unless the technology is very expensive, and only available to the uber rich.
2. Everyone is immortal, and sex becomes illegal, so we don't overpopulate the earth with our immortal babies. Nobody is happy anymore, because their only partner would be their hand, and various toys and objects that they can find.
3. We kill everyone at a certain age, allowing us to have immortal technology in us, while still being able to make babies. But, immortality becomes invalid. Why have the technology if we're going to kill everyone?
I prefer if we don't have immortality, so we can still make babies, and we don't overpopulate the earth. We could live longer, but that's about all i see from immortatech. As for the supersoldiers, well, we could end up with every video game scenario that has the words super and soldier in existance. Or, we could see a dynamite/machine gun/airplane scenario again. They were made to make war obsolete for their various reasons, but they just made it worse. Or they could actually end war, but that's highly unlikely.
If DARPA does make life, but not super soldiers, then this could revolutionize how people are healed, and probably cut down medical bills by 90%.
1. Storing immortatech (bad name, I know. Just work with it) in an inaccessable vault, so nobody can use it. We still make babies, and no overpopulation. But why have it in the first place, if nobody can use it, unless the technology is very expensive, and only available to the uber rich.
2. Everyone is immortal, and sex becomes illegal, so we don't overpopulate the earth with our immortal babies. Nobody is happy anymore, because their only partner would be their hand, and various toys and objects that they can find.
3. We kill everyone at a certain age, allowing us to have immortal technology in us, while still being able to make babies. But, immortality becomes invalid. Why have the technology if we're going to kill everyone?
I prefer if we don't have immortality, so we can still make babies, and we don't overpopulate the earth. We could live longer, but that's about all i see from immortatech. As for the supersoldiers, well, we could end up with every video game scenario that has the words super and soldier in existance. Or, we could see a dynamite/machine gun/airplane scenario again. They were made to make war obsolete for their various reasons, but they just made it worse. Or they could actually end war, but that's highly unlikely.
If DARPA does make life, but not super soldiers, then this could revolutionize how people are healed, and probably cut down medical bills by 90%.
*sigh*
Guys, I hate to disappoint, but there is no way this will ever work. I'm studying biochemistry, and the complexity of the biochemical structure in a BACTERIUM is staggering. Engineering an amoeba is completely beyond our abilities. Once you start dealing with multicellular organisms, you'd be better off investing your money in a sunwalking project.
This is just another of many examples of government agents understanding just enough about a scientific field to think they're on to something, without really knowing enough to realize how dumb the idea is. It's like a first time physics student that thinks they've discovered a perpetual motion machine. See also: MK ultra and the Air force project to create Jane from "Ender's Game". Yes, someone actually read that book and thought, "We can do that." Probably the same guys that came up with this nonsense.
Guys, I hate to disappoint, but there is no way this will ever work. I'm studying biochemistry, and the complexity of the biochemical structure in a BACTERIUM is staggering. Engineering an amoeba is completely beyond our abilities. Once you start dealing with multicellular organisms, you'd be better off investing your money in a sunwalking project.
This is just another of many examples of government agents understanding just enough about a scientific field to think they're on to something, without really knowing enough to realize how dumb the idea is. It's like a first time physics student that thinks they've discovered a perpetual motion machine. See also: MK ultra and the Air force project to create Jane from "Ender's Game". Yes, someone actually read that book and thought, "We can do that." Probably the same guys that came up with this nonsense.
