Craig Venter on his book “Life at the Speed of Light: From the Double Helix to the Dawn of the Digital Age.
Great interview.
Oh hey. Far out.
And Mars? Awesome.
I don't know why people are concerned about taking life to Mars. I mean, if what he says is true, that Mars and Earth are continually sharing soil, what are the chances they don't already have some of the same bacteria or genes or whatever anyway? And, like he suggests about the impracticality of sterilizing the people who go there, I would ask, hey, even if they could completely sterilize a human being of all of its bacterial life, wouldn't that kind of kill the human being? I mean, if it's true that we actually require certain bacteria to function, digestively, in particular, how could we live without them?
They gotta go with us.
Anyway, we don't have a Prime Directive. The Prime Directive is stupid. I say, hell, let's start sending life over there right now. Colonize that b----, er, place. Sort of like in Red Planet. Although, I sure hope they don't turn into nasty man-eating thingies! But that was stupid. Anyway, Mission to Mars is the better film, by a long shot.
And, I hate to be the guy who voices the "be careful playing God" blah blah. Maybe this is a dumb, layman's, ignorant question. But, what happens when one of these engineered algae that produces gas, which he brings up, gets loose and does fill the oceans full of oil?
Just wondering. Is that a possibility? I don't think I'd like that.
But what I'm wondering about most of all is, when do these go into production?
Cause I want one.
Well, as we all know, they would need to sort a few bugs out first. But given that, I'm sure they'll have great product on their hands. On sale for the 2021 holiday season?
Great interview.
Oh hey. Far out.
And Mars? Awesome.
I don't know why people are concerned about taking life to Mars. I mean, if what he says is true, that Mars and Earth are continually sharing soil, what are the chances they don't already have some of the same bacteria or genes or whatever anyway? And, like he suggests about the impracticality of sterilizing the people who go there, I would ask, hey, even if they could completely sterilize a human being of all of its bacterial life, wouldn't that kind of kill the human being? I mean, if it's true that we actually require certain bacteria to function, digestively, in particular, how could we live without them?
They gotta go with us.
Anyway, we don't have a Prime Directive. The Prime Directive is stupid. I say, hell, let's start sending life over there right now. Colonize that b----, er, place. Sort of like in Red Planet. Although, I sure hope they don't turn into nasty man-eating thingies! But that was stupid. Anyway, Mission to Mars is the better film, by a long shot.
And, I hate to be the guy who voices the "be careful playing God" blah blah. Maybe this is a dumb, layman's, ignorant question. But, what happens when one of these engineered algae that produces gas, which he brings up, gets loose and does fill the oceans full of oil?
Just wondering. Is that a possibility? I don't think I'd like that.
But what I'm wondering about most of all is, when do these go into production?
Cause I want one.
Well, as we all know, they would need to sort a few bugs out first. But given that, I'm sure they'll have great product on their hands. On sale for the 2021 holiday season?
