what do you think: Was this a worthwhile endeavor?
And what about the franken-organisms currently under development in Craig Vinter’s labs?
Where do we draw the line?
Do we draw lines?
Can we continue to evolve this kind of technology before resolving the human tendency to wage war when communities’ interests are perceived as threatened?
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3_current internet access combined with social media innovations such as facebook and twitter have already served as catalyst for radical changes in social and political realities world wide. now, with the one laptop per child initiative (http://youtu.be/15334H6GZdY), combined with the advanced wireless “grid networks” being deployed in africa, and other undeveloped areas, there is speculation that billions more will join the global conversation in the near future.
at what point will this “swarm system” take on a life of its own?
what might this neo-biological society do for humanity as a whole… for the planet?
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