Wouldn't be the first time for such experimentation with fate..it usually hits back so fast, we have to scramble for an antidote. The first such human will kill the experimental hacker. I like the idea though.
Strategic visioning and futures. On Dec 15, 2011 12:23 PM, "sadovnik socratus" <[email protected]> wrote: > Could hackers develop a 'computer virus' to infect the human mind? > > Synthetic biology is 'out-accelerating evolution' - expert > Bio-crime today is 'like computer crime in the Eighties' > Viruses could be used to influence behaviour - and we > may have to 'learn how to counterattack' > 'One of the most powerful technologies in the world' > > By Rob Waugh > Last updated at 9:26 AM on 14th December 2011 > > The field of 'synthetic biology' is in its infancy. > We can 'tweak' the genetics of life forms - but billionaire > entrepreneur Craig Venter only created 'artificial life' for the > first time last year, christening his life form 'Synthia'. > But experts working within the field believe that our expertise > is out-accelerating natural evolution by a factor of millions > of years - and some warn that synthetic biology could spin out of > control. > It could lead, says Andrew Hessel of Singularity University, > on Nasa's research campus, to a world where hackers could engineer > viruses or bacteria to control human minds. > Hessel believes that genetic engineering is the next frontier of > computing. > 'This is one of the most powerful technologies in the world,' > says Hessel 'Synthetic biology - the writing of life.' > 'I advocate that cells are living computers and DNA is a > programming language.' > 'I want to see life programmed and used to solve global challenges > so that humanity can achieve a sustainable relationship within > the biosphere,' he says.It's growing fast. It will grow faster than > computer technologies.' > He predicts a world where we can 'print' DNA, and even 'decode' it. > But he warned, in a speech at technology conference TXM, > that viruses and bacteria send chemicals into human brains – and > could be used to influence, or even 'control' their host. > > A literal virus - injected into a 'host' in the guise of a vaccine, > say - could be used to control behaviour. > Hessel warns that we 'may have to learn how to counterattack' > against such weapons. > > Security expert Marc Goodman said, 'Synthetic biology will lead > to new forms of bioterrorism,' and said, 'Bio-crime today is akin > to computer crime in the early Eighties, Few initially recognised > the problem - but it grew exponentially.' > When billionaire entrepreneur Craig Venter 'created life' last year > by adding synthetic DNA to a bacteria cell, Professor > Julian Savulescu, an Oxford University ethicist, said: > 'Venter is creaking open the most profound door in humanity's > history, potentially peeking into its destiny.This could be used > in the future to make the most powerful bioweapons imaginable. > The challenge is to eat the fruit without the worm.' > Hessel, however, is generally optimistic about the future of synthetic > biology. The scientist - who had a vasectomy because he > 'never trusted the process' of natural reproduction, says, > 'We are going to make synthetic genomes - human genomes. > It will make cloning look organic. It will make human reproduction > look quaint.' > Computer World blogger Darlene Storm says, 'I know people who > can't even keep their computers protected, updated and patched – > I wonder if they would be more security minded when the > hacking could be lethal?' > > > http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2073936/Could-hackers-develop-virus-infect-human-mind.html > > Comments (20) > # > Isn't man fantastic, is their no end to man's creation and > manipulation > of the universe. Has he succeeded in becoming like God, > in both creation of the universe from the humble beginnings > of eating the forbidden fruit to this, the ultimate pinnacle > of man's control over the cells, virus and programming of DNA, > isn't it just amazing, we have become like the gods. > - Man, World, 14/12/2011 20:26 > # > . . . > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Epistemology" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/epistemology?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Epistemology" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/epistemology?hl=en.
