Immortal ‘Synthetic Organisms,’

vr_don · 02-09-2010, 08:53 AM

Pentagon Looks to Breed Immortal ‘Synthetic Organisms,’ Molecular Kill-Switch Included

The Pentagon’s mad science arm may have come up with its most radical project yet. Darpa is looking to re-write the laws of evolution to the military’s advantage, creating “synthetic organisms” that can live forever — or can be killed with the flick of a molecular switch.

Yikes! Read more about this on Wired.

Truthed · 02-09-2010, 05:36 PM

Yikes, is indeed the correct choice of words.

holeg2212 · 02-09-2010, 09:53 PM

Hey lets start and see if we can manufacture a simple organism like the harmless cold virus....

GusDuBus · 02-10-2010, 05:45 AM

how fitting that they are using a roulette wheel as lab equipment...gambling our future away. My money is on black

$$kneel-B4-me$$ · 02-10-2010, 08:47 PM

i say put it in a rfd chip and lets get the process moving people. good credit? no credit? no problem! bad credit? ka-boooom!!!! oh wait i have bad credit, nix that last part.

Area-51 · 02-11-2010, 11:28 AM

fear hell or science!?

raves475 · 02-11-2010, 03:12 PM

Well I thing the kill switch is a good idea, especially if it's immortal.

02-09-2010, 08:53 AM	#1
vr_don Investigator Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 195	Immortal ‘Synthetic Organisms,’ - WTF?!? Pentagon Looks to Breed Immortal ‘Synthetic Organisms,’ Molecular Kill-Switch Included The Pentagon’s mad science arm may have come up with its most radical project yet. Darpa is looking to re-write the laws of evolution to the military’s advantage, creating “synthetic organisms” that can live forever — or can be killed with the flick of a molecular switch. Yikes! Read more about this on Wired.

02-09-2010, 05:36 PM	#2
Truthed Administrator Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,079	Yikes, is indeed the correct choice of words. __________________ "You Want To Believe" http://www.truthed.com truthed@truthed.com

02-09-2010, 09:53 PM	#3
holeg2212 Investigator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Western Australia Capitol City 'Perth' Posts: 437	Hey lets start and see if we can manufacture a simple organism like the harmless cold virus.... __________________ All evil needs to succeed. Is for the good to stand by and do nothing.

02-10-2010, 08:47 PM	#5
$$kneel-B4-me$$ Investigator Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 148	i say put it in a rfd chip and lets get the process moving people. good credit? no credit? no problem! bad credit? ka-boooom!!!! oh wait i have bad credit, nix that last part. __________________ Dark for fear of failure, an inner gloom as wide as an eye and fermenting roiling hate, death grip in my veins.. unveiling rancid petals flowering forth foul nector, the space between a blink and a tear... Death blooms

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02-10-2010, 05:45 AM	#4
GusDuBus Junior Investigator Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: TX Posts: 26	how fitting that they are using a roulette wheel as lab equipment...gambling our future away. My money is on black

02-11-2010, 11:28 AM	#6
Area-51 Investigator Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 459	fear hell or science!?

02-11-2010, 03:12 PM	#7
raves475 Investigator Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: United States Posts: 114	Well I thing the kill switch is a good idea, especially if it's immortal.