Scientific Breakthrough

[Spinaroonie]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_2122000/2122619.stm

A synthetic virus. A new virus.

JUST WHAT WE NEED!

We need a synthetic virus to kill us and make us pay health care out the nose and/or ass.

Thank you scientists!

 

[princessa]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_2122000/2122619.stm

A synthetic virus. A new virus.

JUST WHAT WE NEED!

We need a synthetic virus to kill us and make us pay health care out the nose and/or ass.

Thank you scientists!

isn't it bad enough when people demand antibiotics from their doctor when they're sick from a virus? (effect being NOTHING on their system since antibiotics kill bacteria and not viruses)

or get an antibiotic prescription and not follow the directions like taking all of it? even if you feel well, you should take the last few pills...

superbacteria, chemical/biological weapons, and now completely synthetic viruses

ek.

 

[Spinaroonie]

Re: Re: Scientific Breakthrough

isn't it bad enough when people demand antibiotics from their doctor when they're sick from a virus? (effect being NOTHING on their system since antibiotics kill bacteria and not viruses)

or get an antibiotic prescription and not follow the directions like taking all of it? even if you feel well, you should take the last few pills...

superbacteria, chemical/biological weapons, and now completely synthetic viruses

ek.

Exactly. People also don't understand how bad those anti-bacterial sprays and wipes really are. If you kill 99.9% of bacteria, you leave the strongest .1% allllll the food it wants. So it eats and breeds, eats and breeds...

Nanotechnology scares the fuck out of me too. an = instead of an == in the code of the nanobot can kill EVERY LIVING THING on the face of the planet. It could also make programmable viruses. Syphon Filter anyone? Fox-Die anyone?

 

[princessa]

the experimenter's last words...

"oops! i knew i should have... iieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!"

<collapses on the ground, dead>

 

[Sillyman]

When do we get our synthetic white blood cells?

 

[Spinaroonie]

When do we get our synthetic white blood cells?

IF we do, they're going to be nanobots. And I don't trust any programmer in the US or India to perfectly write the code for one.

 

[OpposingBalance]

I think I've said enough on this subject for tonight.

 

[Starfish]

When do we get our synthetic white blood cells?

No shit man.
Thank you. Thank you for bringing this up.

 

[Spinaroonie]

No shit man.
Thank you. Thank you for bringing this up.

Basically... WBC's are too smart for us to synthisize... SO we're making really small robots to do this.

Stop laughing.

I'm serious.

These robots can actually break apart a flourine molecule (breaking even the bonds!) and make another robot.

See why I'm scared of them?

 

[Sillyman]

No shit man.
Thank you. Thank you for bringing this up.

You're welcome. I didn't know it was so important to you.

I'm not laughing dude. We need to find a smarter biological approach.

 

[Spinaroonie]

You're welcome. I didn't know it was so important to you.

I'm not laughing dude. We need to find a smarter biological approach.

Well... the nano industry is so gung-ho on the idea that they're not going to stop.

 

[morfeus]

virus aint all bad !

with such a thing, it might be possible to create a virus that only attacks certain things ... such as cancer cells ... and they will remain dormant unless of that. just hope no mutation occurs.

the problem is, with this discovery, it would be possible to create a virus that only targets a certain sub-group of people. for instance, it would be easy (from a theoritical point of view got no really knowledge under my belt cept a-level biology ) to create a virus that killed men, or just redheads or just afriacians, or people with the overly large penis gland.