Copying one organisms DNA and putting it into another organisms cells is creating life?
Joel Send a noteboard - 21/05/2010 02:43:53 PM

Does that mean if I tear down my house and build a scale model of the Taj Mahal from the materials, I built the Taj Mahal? 
It's cool, as far as it goes, and a big deal, as Roland says, but it's not CREATING life. "Get your own dirt" and all that. That may not be the consensus, but as soon as I implant my DNA into enough of you to create sufficient mes, it will be.

It's cool, as far as it goes, and a big deal, as Roland says, but it's not CREATING life. "Get your own dirt" and all that. That may not be the consensus, but as soon as I implant my DNA into enough of you to create sufficient mes, it will be.

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Scientists have created life! God reported to be "miffed"
20/05/2010 09:01:10 PM
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wait... what?
20/05/2010 09:40:44 PM
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Ummm, military technology has always been at the leading edge of research.
20/05/2010 09:57:20 PM
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I think that is what he said
20/05/2010 10:00:24 PM
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I would like to also remind that the military does not only research weapons.
20/05/2010 10:42:36 PM
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Copying one organisms DNA and putting it into another organisms cells is creating life?
21/05/2010 02:43:53 PM
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mmm, I would like to point out they did not merely COPY a creature's dna and put it elsewere
21/05/2010 04:23:52 PM
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But they synthesized existing DNA, right? Or am I missing something?
21/05/2010 04:39:23 PM
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Re: But they synthesized existing DNA, right? Or am I missing something?
21/05/2010 05:28:15 PM
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Huh, where'd you see that?
21/05/2010 05:36:39 PM
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In the original article where it was published, funnily enough
22/05/2010 03:18:36 PM
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Didn't realize you could read their articles for free at their site.
22/05/2010 03:26:52 PM
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I do believe...
21/05/2010 03:11:58 PM
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