Comments on: James Joyce's Words Come To Life, And Are Promptly Desecrated

By: Designer DNA Dinged » Gydle

Designer DNA Dinged » Gydle — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 06:44:31 +0000

[...] one person posted in a comment to Carl Zimmer’s blog describing the [...]

By: Public lecture: Genome sequencer and synthetic biologist Craig Venter « Steel City Science

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 03:25:47 +0000

[...] Venter is most famous for his role in the sequencing of the human genome (including his own, it turned out) and his institute’s creation of the first synthetic bacterial cell (and possibly the weirdest literary reference ever). [...]

By: poetry and genetics, again « biology in culture

poetry and genetics, again « biology in culture — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 22:54:39 +0000

[...] out of life”. You can read two interesting articles on the subject by Carl Zimmer at The Loom here and here. (In the latter, Zimmer discusses the letter of disappointment verging on threat of [...]

By: You couldn’t make it up | Foxglove

You couldn’t make it up | Foxglove — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:25:05 +0000

[...] the great man’s work in the genome of a synthetic life form, WITHOUT GETTING PERMISSION. Read the full story here and here Imprimer ce billet Cette entrée a été publiée dans Non classé. Vous pouvez la [...]

By: .log : колония пиратов

.log : колония пиратов — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 13:15:13 +0000

[...] она, жизнь: What would Joyce have thought if someone had told him that one day the synthesized genome of a [...]

By: Venter Unveils the First Synthetic Self-replicating Living Cell | CafeSentido.com

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:49:31 +0000

[...] Oppenheimer: “See things not as they are but as they might be”. Observers note that routine cellular mutation will likely cause these watermarks to morph over [...]

By: Captain Skellett

Captain Skellett — Sat, 29 May 2010 08:32:43 +0000

Interesting take on the watermark. Is there any point putting watermarks in genome’s if they’re only going to be destroyed by evolution anyway?

By: Daniel J. Andrews

Daniel J. Andrews — Fri, 28 May 2010 12:06:19 +0000

I’ve always disliked that line about how we shouldn’t play God. We’ve been playing ‘God’ since we first started breeding animals and plants together to get preferred traits. We do it when we take medicines, vaccinate against disease, perform surgeries, grow crops and even seed clouds in attempts to make it rain. Next time someone suggests we shouldn’t play God, ask if they’d be willing to give up medical aid, or even just their morning coffee.

By: Darwiniana » Joyce’s words

Darwiniana » Joyce’s words — Thu, 27 May 2010 16:51:20 +0000

[...] James Joyce’s Words Come To Life, And Are Promptly Desecrated [...]

By: Graffiti and Poetry in a Synthetic Genome « Thoughtomics

Graffiti and Poetry in a Synthetic Genome « Thoughtomics — Wed, 26 May 2010 20:43:27 +0000

[...] scientists appreciate one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. But as Carl Zimmer rightly noted, these words will not be able to withstand evolution’s erosion. Since these quotes are [...]