Originally Posted By: Amaranth Rose II
http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread....556#post4005556

"Researchers at Stanford University and the J. Craig Venter Institute (the group who made the first "synthetic" bacterium) have produced a computational model that tracks the activities of every single gene in the bacterium Mycoplasma genitalium during its cell cycle (the researchers chose to model this bacterium because it has the smallest number of genes of any known organism). Here's the abstract from their paper, published in the journal Cell:"

It's only a relatively small step from here to creating cells that can synthesize and excrete practically any organic chemical man could possibly want. With some more computing power we can understand the inner workings of almost any living thing, given enough time.



Originally Posted By: Mike Kremer


Mike Kremers reply to Amaranth, what an interesting find.
I especially love your view of the Future which I have interpreted below (with your permission?)

The Ventner institute Researchers say- Currently it takes about 9 to 10 hours of computer time to simulate a single division of this smallest bacterium.
Thats about the same time the complete cell takes to divide in its natural environment. So how much computing time would be required when should they start working on a larger oganism like E.coli, yeast, or eventually a Human cell?

Dr. Covert agrees and stated:- "At the moment the computing time required for the number of simulated molecular interactions using a larger organism, could take years...'However I will have the answer in a couple of years,"

Yes I really agree with you Amaranth, you say, above -that Man will eventually synthesize and excrete practically any organic chemical, that future Man could possibly want.
Thats a World shaking statement, a huge step that means the Control of Our Future...a Bright Unlimited Future...
....given enough time.


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"You will never find a real Human being - Even in a mirror." ....Mike Kremer.