Re: Upgrading our genetic code

From: White, Ryan (ryan@dvelco.com)
Date: Thu Nov 30 2000 - 21:01:48 MST


Ray Kurzweil writes,

'...nanotech is potentially more dangerous because nanobots can be
physically stronger than protein-based entities and more intelligent. It
will eventually be possible to combine the two by having nanotechnology
provide the codes within biological entities (replacing DNA).'

among other thought-provoking things,
in
Promise and Peril: Deeply Intertwined Poles of Twenty First Century
Technology
at http://www.extropy.org/opinions.htm.

How would one propose to accomplish the replacement of DNA in this manner?

To what end?

Ryan v24.5



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