A step to artificial life: Manmade DNA powers cell

23 May 2010 12:18a.m.

Bdawg wrote:

People take movies too seriously, were not going to have another frakenstien or i am legends. People get into things wtih little or no knowledge on the subject, such as this one. Personally, i dont know much about the research or what they have actuly created, so im neutral.

21 May 2010 09:20p.m.

Sceptic wrote:

God makes man in his image, man goes wrong... Man goes on to making life in his own image... oops!

21 May 2010 08:06p.m.

nigel wrote:

On the contrary Scott this shows that life is only chemistry and nothing more, no supernatural, no voodoo, no god just a man and his chemistry set.

21 May 2010 07:13p.m.

Phantom wrote:

Is this wise, to mess with cells like this, Its bound to lead to something bad, I mean, How many movies have u seen with medical improvments going wrong? I am legend is a good example XD. I think NZ should stay away from it until its proved to be safe ^.^

21 May 2010 06:55p.m.

Caleb wrote:

Well done to these folks! That was hard work, long awaited by many of us in the scientific community. I would like to see however a completely synthetic genome created, rather than copied from an existing one before I call it a completely man made life form. Not to deminish their accomplishments, they have made a great leap forward.

21 May 2010 06:42p.m.

scott wrote:

Doesn't this just show the fact that it takes INTELLIGENCE to make life? It wasn't done by two random molecules crashing into each other.

21 May 2010 06:28p.m.

V wrote:

God will be pleased.