On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 7:34 PM, Tim Tyler <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 12/04/2013 12:45, Matt Mahoney wrote: > > Bacteria could wipe out humans and survive without us. We could > neither wipe out bacteria nor survive without them. > > > Bacteria will probably go. Judging by the previous genetic takeover - in > which > DNA replaced RNA - not much in the way of old forms gets left behind.
Self replicating nanotechnology could probably replace all DNA based life. But it would be easier for it to wipe out humans than bacteria. -- -- Matt Mahoney, [email protected] ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
