Genetic Engineering

[MrRazot]

look up graphine


harder than diamond,
most conductive substance we know of
only an atom thick though is visible
has amazing light bending properties


we, ladies and gentlemen, are about to enter the graphine age


when this stuff goes mass production, who knows what will happen


fun fact: it's already been used to make invisible missiles

[Aoren Deringer]

What does any of this have to do with genetic engineering? xD We seem to have corrupted the original topic and made a physics thread.

[MrRazot]

i fail to see your point
*slaps you with a wet trout*


on point though, anyone hear about the guy who is mapping human DNA?

[ZombiezuRFER]

We've essentially changed the topic from genetic engineering to future technology.


Back to the topic, designer babies anyone?

[undead JetAngel]

well.. with enough research using stem cells any feat is possible.from designer babies to the creation of new species.

[CalTheFox]

I would LIKE it, but in the end of the day it wouldn't be your natural self. If it is to ever get to the point where they CAN do that, I'm not sure I actually would. Simply because of the risks of problems, such a dramatic cchange it would be, and under the fur everything would be un-natural. But yeah I'd like to, just sounds like there would be strings attached, and of course how un-natural it would be.

[undead JetAngel]

it wouldnt be availiable to the public unless everything was in check and safe with no "strings attached" otherwise no one would participate, let alone research genetic engineering.

[ZombiezuRFER]

I would LIKE it, but in the end of the day it wouldn't be your natural self. If it is to ever get to the point where they CAN do that, I'm not sure I actually would. Simply because of the risks of problems, such a dramatic cchange it would be, and under the fur everything would be un-natural. But yeah I'd like to, just sounds like there would be strings attached, and of course how un-natural it would be.

Natural fallacy


Everything "natural" isn't necessarily better than anything synthetic, for instance, snake bites are natural, hurricanes and tornadoes are natural, extinction events are natural, etc.
Some non "natural" things are housing, internet, dogs, medicine, antivenin, defibrillators, etc.

[Jyynx]

Yes, but I don't see it ever happening, churches will knock it down in a heartbeat and one really can't justify the research for the better good, so... I'll try magic someday

[Fawkes]

I thin that genetic engineering is definitely a complicated issue Manipulating a genetic code is extremely complicated and expensive, and if only the rich get to perfect their offspring, or even themselves, it will only add to the hierarchical, consumerist society we already live in. I understand that not all rich people have sinister ulterior motives, but it has been proven time and time again that there are people seeking power only to abuse it.

Genetic engineering is a science, and science takes a lot of time to understand and develop, but thankfully we have come a long way from using leeches to cure migraines. A genetic code is very complex. It is the basic fiber of our being. If someone splices the wrong gene or makes even the slightest mistake, it could mean the death of someone, possibly a small child, a loss of a job, a moral uproar and millions of dollars wasted. We don't need any more research facilities and abortion clinics being set on fire.

It's because of all this that it should be a very long time before I would ever consensually let someone turn me into a fox. I want  them to be able to do it in their sleep.

[anoni]

I would LIKE it, but in the end of the day it wouldn't be your natural self. If it is to ever get to the point where they CAN do that, I'm not sure I actually would. Simply because of the risks of problems, such a dramatic cchange it would be, and under the fur everything would be un-natural. But yeah I'd like to, just sounds like there would be strings attached, and of course how un-natural it would be.

Natural fallacy


Everything "natural" isn't necessarily better than anything synthetic, for instance, snake bites are natural, hurricanes and tornadoes are natural, extinction events are natural, etc.
Some non "natural" things are housing, internet, dogs, medicine, antivenin, defibrillators, etc.

To be honest, I don't even like the world "natural" because what does it even mean? A Desk top computer is natural, it is made by natural beings (humans) who used natural material (silicon/other material) in a natural way (physical phenomena). A computer, which we deem synthetic, is just a bunch of natural phenomena mixed together; much like sand or life. In my opinion, nature and synthetic are the same thing technically.

[undead JetAngel]

well. i must agree with that.. the world makes us what we are. it is after all the enviornment that shaped us. so it makes sense that we too shape the enviornment. and as always we are in  our own way stopping ourselves and prevent any change, the only thing that never chamges is that everything must change.   genetic engineeri g is just the speeding up of change, or inducing it with minor manipulations.

[Fawkes]

Honestly, if genetic engineering could turn me into my fursona I would want them too. But I'm also a therian. I would run away and live in a cabin in the woods and never speak to anyone other than my wife. But I have a purpose here. I'm a human for a reason, and I have to fulfill what I was put here to do, which is to be a psychologist and an animal therapist 

[undead JetAngel]

yup. well no one should fear the uknown . we should be used to it by now considering that change has been with us since the beginning. it wouldnt harm anyone to participate in research and progress. essentially i'm saying huah!

[ZombiezuRFER]

I would LIKE it, but in the end of the day it wouldn't be your natural self. If it is to ever get to the point where they CAN do that, I'm not sure I actually would. Simply because of the risks of problems, such a dramatic cchange it would be, and under the fur everything would be un-natural. But yeah I'd like to, just sounds like there would be strings attached, and of course how un-natural it would be.

Natural fallacy


Everything "natural" isn't necessarily better than anything synthetic, for instance, snake bites are natural, hurricanes and tornadoes are natural, extinction events are natural, etc.
Some non "natural" things are housing, internet, dogs, medicine, antivenin, defibrillators, etc.

To be honest, I don't even like the world "natural" because what does it even mean? A Desk top computer is natural, it is made by natural beings (humans) who used natural material (silicon/other material) in a natural way (physical phenomena). A computer, which we deem synthetic, is just a bunch of natural phenomena mixed together; much like sand or life. In my opinion, nature and synthetic are the same thing technically.

Precisely.