Sunday, October 07, 2007

Artificial life forms!

Scary research!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2007/oct/06/genetics.climatechange

I, for one, am NOT for such research. Not before the impact has been clearly understood. Not before it is ensured that such results would not be abused.

Hell, I was concerned about secrecy capacity results in information theory, and its confrontation with open source ideas. The creation of artificial life puts my fears into perspective!

On second thoughts, wouldn't secrecy results be useful in communicating ideas involved in research that could be potentially dangerous? :-)

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On personal front : I would soon be moving into a delightful studio close to Cory hall, my departmental building. All bears, non-bears are welcome!