No I don't think it would work because they are inorganic and they have no way to sustain the form of reproduction and life. They don't have a stable food source so they couldn't sustain life.
Nathan-Inorganic life would definitely work. You could stabilize many things you can't in organic life.It would be good to study, of an incredible convenience. And think how much Google would pay to have their logo on the forehead of a new species of animal. There would have to be many legal limits or suffer VERY severe consequences (death or 35+ years in prison). It would have to do with the volume and mass of the life form, quantity of both genders produced, what chemicals they use, who's making it ( must have a license), and wold have to be inspected through every step.
Well, if they satisfy all of the characteristics then maybe but the key is to get the to do that and i think that is where the experiment would go wrong. Anna Kaseff :)
Nathan- mostly military jobs, because you can make it pretty much indestructible. It can revolutionize weaponry (and can make a good spy). Like in Hunger games ( if you read that sci-fi book) they create a bird that can repeat full human conversations. Although, you'd have to be cautious of the chemicals they use if it's exposed to radiation.
Nathan- also, here's another idea. I always thought for in alternative energy form, to implant a device in a human's stomach and power an energy plant using the calories. I think the idea may need some research until you can actually implant it in a human's stomach, so you can test it on inorganic life. Speaking of that, I remember watching a Jane Goodall documentary. She made a point that monkeys were being tested with drugs and many would die because the drug didn't work. It would probably be better to test it on inorganic life before on actual animals.
No I don't think it would work because they are inorganic and they have no way to sustain the form of reproduction and life. They don't have a stable food source so they couldn't sustain life.
ReplyDeleteNo because it's kind of impossible to create life - the cells are more like a robot (they imitate life)
ReplyDeletewhat if they satisfy "the characteristics of living things?"
ReplyDelete1. cellular organization
2. growth and development
3. energy use
4. response to surroundings
5. chemicals of life
6. reproduction
if they exhibit all these, aren't they living things?
Nathan-Inorganic life would definitely work. You could stabilize many things you can't in organic life.It would be good to study, of an incredible convenience. And think how much Google would pay to have their logo on the forehead of a new species of animal. There would have to be many legal limits or suffer VERY severe consequences (death or 35+ years in prison). It would have to do with the volume and mass of the life form, quantity of both genders produced, what chemicals they use, who's making it ( must have a license), and wold have to be inspected through every step.
ReplyDeleteWell, if they satisfy all of the characteristics then maybe but the key is to get the to do that and i think that is where the experiment would go wrong.
ReplyDeleteAnna Kaseff :)
Interesting points, Nathan. What kind of jobs to you think we could engineer synthetic life forms to do?
ReplyDeleteNathan- mostly military jobs, because you can make it pretty much indestructible. It can revolutionize weaponry (and can make a good spy).
ReplyDeleteLike in Hunger games ( if you read that sci-fi book) they create a bird that can repeat full human conversations. Although, you'd have to be cautious of the chemicals they use if it's exposed to radiation.
Nathan- also, here's another idea. I always thought for in alternative energy form, to implant a device in a human's stomach and power an energy plant using the calories. I think the idea may need some research until you can actually implant it in a human's stomach, so you can test it on inorganic life.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of that, I remember watching a Jane Goodall documentary. She made a point that monkeys were being tested with drugs and many would die because the drug didn't work. It would probably be better to test it on inorganic life before on actual animals.