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Biopunk: DIY Scientists Hack the Software of Life

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Squeezebox Jun 6, 2011 5:59 PM GMT And how about the anarchists who unleash deadly plagues for fun?
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Phil Jun 6, 2011 5:52 PM GMT Mikail - Viruses already replicate throughout the DNA of millions more people every day, introducing harmful codes all throughout their bodies, and have been since the first humans existed. You'd do more good by washing your own hands than by regulating all the biopunks in the world.And what right do you have to tell other people what they can do to their DNA, anyway?
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Archangel Mikail Jun 6, 2011 2:47 AM GMT This sort of knowledge must be regulated and monitored closely. There must be full transparency and accountability. It's like a Pandora's box; the potential for mischief and evil is great if used carelessly. However there are equal potential for good. Manipulating DNA is the key to transformation of physical body and to a lesser extent the spirit body which is much more difficult to determine. Incorporating the modifications into a virus DNA will cause it to replicate all over the organism potentially modifying it's original blueprint. The must be detailed guidelines and strict enforcement to prevent specific aberrant harmful codes from being incorporated into the human DNA.
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