--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_y..., Saous_at_A... wrote:
::mutter:: an yet another serious flaw in the groups intellectual
structure.
****There are those who claim something is impossible. They are
rarely remembered after someone comes along who makes the impossible
a reality. :)****
a.) DNA splicing cannot take place at this time, let alone for the
next thirty years. The Human Genome project is only a sub-project of
a three-part scientific endevour. Their main goal is to uncover the
roots of protein formation, this will then allow us to understand the
entire integrity of our bodies. So, as is, the idea of being able to
manipulate physical features permenantly is more than forty years
away.
****For now. This is based on our current rate of discovery. A
decade from now these numbers may change dramatically. The advent of
the quantum computer will take number crunching to a whole new level,
which are unheard of by todays standards.****
b.) Second, no one actually has a concept of how impossible it would
be, as a furry embodiment. The shear manipulation and calculation of
data to alter and splice the gene qualities would be tremendous, and
would cost more than any of us individually or as a group could
gather.
****Again, based on today's technology. As the tech tree continues
to grow, our ideas expand out with it. Think of the sheer number
manipulation and calculation of one of our recent inventions. The
Hydrogen Bomb. An impossible concept, until technology made it a
reality. The genetic experiments have already begun. I believe a
Rhesus monkey was given jellyfish genes not too long ago. The result
of that experiment was a monkey that glowed in the dark. Small
steps. . . . but that's how it starts. :) ****
c.) The stupidity of offering yourself up to any type of genetic
alteration before understanding the ramifications is, by any stress,
moronic. Please, learn before speaking. Or you may be the next "The
Blob"..
-Justin
****That's the way things work. Take a theory, test it, tweak it,
test it again. Repeat until it's a workable solution. Fact is,
human test subjects are needed in order to create a useable end
product. Nothing else has the genetic makeup of the human animal. Of
course, once we have mapped the human genetic code, we can run
simulations ( remember those speedy computers I mentioned? ) that
will give us an idea of how it will turn out. The real results won't
happen until a real live test subject steps up to the plate and
says, " Let's do this. . . "
Those who volunteer for this "testing" understand the possible
negative outcome of the experiment. They believe, however, that the
possible rewards far outweigh the risks. . . . . ****
-Nehumanuscrede
"Aut inveniam viam aut faciam"
Received on Fri Oct 18 2002 - 19:49:24 CDT