>> Jim Davis wrote: >> Exactly - but even in that randomness there is predictability and >> boundaries. Mutations aren't truly "anything-can-happen" events (although >> they can be damn wierd). > >Even weirder is that there's a scientist who's put basic proteins into >a saline solution (seawater) and then simulated lightening. It turns >out that the electricity arranges the proteins into a basic DNA that >begins to recreate - LIFE! > >The guy has actually created artificial life. He's working on making >a basic organism, but he has no idea what it will be. Scary, but cool >at the same time.
On one of the Julia Child obits, it mentioned that she did something similar for the Smithsonian Natural History Museum. They display the video of her doing the same experiment. larry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:161131 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
