Artificial Life in 3 to 10 years

[tim west]

Playing God again?

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8R4H0Q00&show_article=1

 

[ellal]

Experts expect an announcement within three to 10 years from someone in the now little-known field of "wet artificial life."

That's nothing new - The Bush family have had to make a similar announcement on the occasion of each new birth for many years!...

 

[tim west]

 

[Space cat]

This paragraph

"When these things are created, they're going to be so weak, it'll be a huge achievement if you can keep them alive for an hour in the lab," he said. "But them getting out and taking over, never in our imagination could this happen."

caught my attention straight away. I wouldn't be so sure about that. To quote a line from Jurassic Park, "Life will find a way".