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Playing God? World's first man-made life form?
News Type: Event — Seeded on Fri Nov 30, 2007 8:50 AM EST
Playing God? World's first made-made life form?
A scientist says he has created a new species
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As the scientist said in the interview, all science and technology can be used for good or bad.
But, I think that the most important thing he said was the proper protocols need to be in place, else it will certainly be misused. I think the first place/industry we'll see this in is the insurance industry. People will begin to get denied insurance or face high premiums not because they're sick, but because they're pre-disposed to being sick of a certain disease.
.. only if you believe in a god.
However, once the genie is out and the possibility is there, someone somewhere will do it - for good or for bad.
You are certainly right about that Thura. I don't think they're playing God. Anyhow, they're speculating that it will work and hoping it can be done.
BTW, I happen to be a believer in God.
Actually the title of the video (from the Yahoo vid) kinda gets to me because it looks like they are trying to provoke a reaction. And I am sure a few will rise to the occasion. Like someone once said, 'it is all about context,' and the newspiece wasn't even about religion.
The headline could easily have been that a scientist has created a new form of life - like you did.
Thanks for the title correction (Jonathan D. Miller).
no problem!
Boring. A new random chromosome stuck into the genome? Who cares if the inserted chromosome is made artificially or comes from another species, as has been done for decades. I was expecting to read about a whole new organism.