Synthetic life

very well said commanderxo! very well said. in spite of many criticism, the team responsible for it is still firm in continuing more studies on the potential of that 'new life' for the benefit of no one else but us. let's just hope that some private sector will not offer to fund the research, else it might be the most dangerous bio-weapon created by man.

Another good point also, although I doubt any of those scientists would even consider or allow for such use; let alone build into it any kind of mechanism for it to be able to "mutate" into something as dangerous as a weapon, no matter WHAT sector was financially responsible for its construction. Why? Well, first of all; it would take an enormous amount of atomic energy to produce for one thing, based on its chemical composition. The synthesis for that type of active atomic behavior, still does not exist to this day...and secondly; no amount of money from "whomever", is going to change that molecular fact. With all due respect...Cold Fusion, is still many years away from developing. No. Their discovery leans more towards it reacting with something on the "lower-end" of biological life-forms. Something like; the cleaning up the Atlantic BP oil spill...AND, if it can do THAT, then I think it would be the perfect place for it's inaugural launch. Now, that's not to say that maybe someday, it "couldn't" be harmful to humans...heck anything's possible these days...I'm just saying that, they're discovery is nowhere near that possibility, at present. However, your observation IS worth noting. There's always that new huge 300 mile Particle Excellerator to consider, isn't there? Hmmmmm? You may just HAVE a point here. Cheers; cdrxo