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They call the new cell ‘Synthia’: What is synthetic biology, and what, exactly, is Craig Venter up to?
The New York Times explains: In the approach toward which Dr. Venter is driving, engineers would specify the entire genetic code of a cell — essentially the software that runs the cell — on computers, making design changes as if … Continue reading
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Tagged bloom boxes, craig venter, energy, frankenstein, KR Sridhar, Peak Oil, Prometheus, synthetic biology, synthia, the future
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The resurrection of M. capricolum
Nobody really knows whether Jesus rose from the dead, but here’s a resurrection that you can know happened. PZ Myers explains what geneticist Craig Venter hath wrought: The experiment involved creating a strand of DNA as specified by a computer … Continue reading
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Tagged biology, craig venter, frankenstein, Genesis, life, PZ Myers, resurrection, synthetic life, synthetic men
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The first synthetic cell
Craig Venter crosses a threshold. This today in the New York Times: Dr. Venter described the converted cell as “the first self-replicating species we’ve had on the planet whose parent is a computer.” “This is an important step, we think, … Continue reading
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Tagged biology, cells, craig venter, frankenstein, Genesis, history, life, science
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“I shall look after you, and you will comfort me”: A Beautiful Scene from The Bride of Frankenstein
My all-time favorite scene from any of the Frankenstein movies. It comes from The Bride of Frankenstein. God answers the prayers of a lonely blind hermit, sending him a friend. Prepare to cry:
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Our Monsters, Ourselves
The MONSTEROUS plays an enormous role in literature and the human imagination—from the Book of Revelation and Dante’s Inferno to Nosferatu and Mad Monster Party. It also plays a large role in politics—as in the demonizing, by the far right, of Barack … Continue reading
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Tagged Book of Revelation, dante, End Times, frankenstein, gandhi, literature, mad monster party, monsters, nonviolence, Satan, sin, violence
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Prometheus Unbound 