dna storage omg!

[petemurphy]

search is down so not sure if commented on but wow this is amazing:

http://www.geekosystem.com/scientists-code-shakesp...

blurs the lines between humans / machines again where will it all end..

[Simpo Two]

It's only using DNA as chemical storage, nothing to do with life. It's very slow and not very reliable so I wouldn't lose too much sleep over it

[TheHeretic]

Methinks the OP never actually read the article!

[Simpo Two]

It does raise the possibility of a baby 'pre-installed' with all Shakespeare's sonnets though

[TheHeretic]

Simpo Two said:

It does raise the possibility of a baby 'pre-installed' with all Shakespeare's sonnets though

Pre-installed? Oh for fks sake, littering little babies with bloatware. There will be an AOL DNA thingy that you just can't get rid of!

[LostBMW]

TheHeretic said:

Simpo Two said:

It does raise the possibility of a baby 'pre-installed' with all Shakespeare's sonnets though

Pre-installed? Oh for fks sake, littering little babies with bloatware. There will be an AOL DNA thingy that you just can't get rid of!

Even worse if their name is Mac.

They'll be infected with a 'Keeper' or 'Cleaner' as soon as they leave the house.

[Simpo Two]

When they grow up they'll bore their friends with smugness... 'I'm a Mac so I'm better than you' blah yawn

[Pints]

I'll probably never understand how that works - I don't even know how a normal SD card works - but it's very impressive that so much data can be stored in such a small mass.

[TheHeretic]

Simpo Two said:

When they grow up they'll bore their friends with smugness... 'I'm a Mac so I'm better than you' blah yawn

You mean when they visit their friends in hospital? There's a virus going around, don't ya know!

Anyway, back on topic... I wonder where this tech will lead?