| ▲ | We accidentally built a synthetic cell factory(bnext.bio) |
| 71 points by rajivm 7 hours ago | 5 comments |
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| ▲ | twentyfiveoh1 6 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| Didn't think the site was going to load. Managed to grab a copy just in case it gets hugged. https://archive.is/fvgyd |
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| ▲ | ninininino 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| What could go wrong, seems like such a great idea, why not put a synthetic cell factory and an uncensored/abliterated open model into the hands of every Columbine high school teen in a trenchcoat. What a contribution! Jokes aside, if you support gun control you should think very seriously about if you believe a company like this should be legally allowed to do what it's doing. I personally do not. |
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| ▲ | ASalazarMX 4 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | Guns appeal to a very basic, dumb, violent side of ourselves. A college student being proficient and diligent enough to do experiment with synthetic biology doesn't sound like someone violent. Reckless, yes, but not very violent. | | |
| ▲ | AngryData 14 minutes ago | parent [-] | | Sounds like a very privledged view to either so trust your government to manage our society or alternately choose death if your current position in society stops being feasible. All of human history shows a need for an armed populous to fight against tyranny and my government has shown no signs of breaking that cycle. |
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| ▲ | koeng 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | I've worked in this field for many years. It's unfortunate that fears of AI have tarnished the field of synthetic cells so dramatically and yet so ignorantly. It's somewhat akin to believing we should ban charcoal because it is used to make (black) gunpowder, which is equally ridiculous |
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