Comments on: Build a lifeform for io9

By: Solenoidclock

Solenoidclock — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:43:18 +0000

I remember reading a while back about a bunch of high school students using these things in competition. One had an engineered e.coli bacteria for possible implementation in the gi tract. Its purpose was to make farts smell strongly of bananas.

Posts like this are awesome but a little over my head. I’m going to see if MIT’s opencourseware has enough for me to get a handle of the subject, then I’ll see if I can piece together something awesome to send to an oligonucliotide supplier.

By: IC BS

IC BS — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:01:04 +0000

um…

I’m pretty sure this will end with at least 20 new diseases.

By: Skyler Orlando

Skyler Orlando — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:14:13 +0000

This looks totally cool but the first category is a bit over my head. Maybe when I have a PhD in molecular biology… lol.

Or, better yet, find a free online course and learn it between now and August. Now there’s a brilliant idea. :-p

The second category looks more doable, though. And just for the record, I think this wetware hacking is every bit as interesting as hardware hacking.