This is the age of miracle and wonder!

[Whirlysplat]

As Paul Simon once sang!

Why is Whirly bringing this up now you ask?

Well.......

I truly believe last year was the freakiest year in Science ever.

We have a new Universe,

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/070823_huge_hole.html (although this story is dated this year, the work was done last year).

maybe?

We have the start of a unified field theory

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/ma...YourView&xml=/earth/2007/11/14/scisurf114.xml

maybe?

and we have weirdest of all, artificial(how does that work?) life

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/jan/25/genetics.science

maybe?

The more we know........

What will happen next?

 

[jaguarr]

I'm waiting to see which one of these kids is the first one to ask you who Paul Simon is, Whirly. Haha!

jag

 

[Whirlysplat]

I'm waiting to see which one of these kids is the first one to ask you who Paul Simon is, Whirly. Haha!

jag

So true!

 

[knowsbleed]

Isn't Paul Simon one of the Beatles?

 

[Whirlysplat]

Y-yes, yes he is! He's the cute short one!

 

[knowsbleed]

If this is a step toward the discovery of artificial life...

The team at the J Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) in Maryland is working on the final step to create life: transplanting the synthetic DNA into a cell in the hope that it will "boot up" the cell and take control of its growth and reproduction.

...then I'm not sure I want to see the end result.

 

[jaguarr]

If this is a step toward the discovery of artificial life...



...then I'm not sure I want to see the end result.

jag

 

[Ghostvirus]

So a man walks down the street...

 

[chaseter]

^Hey...Pumkinhead has a tiny tadger like Tojo.

 

[jaguarr]

^Hey...Pumkinhead has a tiny tadger like Tojo.

That's his belly-button. He has an "outie".

jag

 

[chaseter]

That's his belly-button. He has an "outie".

jag

And some sort of scrotal sack tumor growth below it

 

[jaguarr]

And some sort of scrotal sack tumor growth below it

Your eye for scrotal detail is far greater than mine, my friend.

jag

 

[knowsbleed]

the age of miracle and wonder indeed.


garfunkle approves.

 

[Carcharodon]

If this is a step toward the discovery of artificial life...



...then I'm not sure I want to see the end result.

Why?

Jesus, it's like everybody thinks that the scientists that work on this stuff are the stereotypical mad scientists of science fiction.

It's not like they're doing this just because they can without any regard for the consequences.

There are actual, useful applications for this sort of advancement.

 

[MaskedManJRK]

All I wanna know is where's my f**king jetpack?!

 

[knowsbleed]

Why?

Why? Because its apparent from his picture that the guy is going to destroy the world. That's why.

 

[Addendum]

There are actual, useful applications for this sort of advancement.

I hope I can get me a domesticated zombie

 

[knowsbleed]

I hope I can get me a domesticated zombie

Some actually post here on the Hype.

 

[Captain Planet!]

All I wanna know is where's my f**king jetpack?!

Either a jetpack or hoverboard would be fine with me.

 

[Goshdarn Batman]

Jetpack? Hoverboard?

Jet boots!

 

[MaskedManJRK]

Either a jetpack or hoverboard would be fine with me.

Hoverboard would be cool too, but it's second on my list, with the jetpack being first.

 

[Carcharodon]

I hope I can get me a domesticated zombie

That's the spirit!

 

[Manic]

Jetpacks are great, if you don't mind the flames from the rocket burning your ass and legs off.

Hoverboards for me.

 

[Victor Creed]

I am pretty sure that 1998 was the freakiest year for science:

Need I say more?

 

[Victor Creed]

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