Pentagon draws plans for immortal ’synthetic organisms’

By Daniel Tencer
Friday, February 5th, 2010 -- 4:13 pm


The Pentagon's advanced research division has set aside $6 million from its next budget for research on the creation of "synthetic organisms" whose DNA can be altered to make them live forever, or die on command, and even keep a genetic record of what they have been doing.

In its 2011 budget (PDF, 522 pages), the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency lays out its intention to create "BioDesign," a project to create artificial life, presumably with military purposes in mind.

"BioDesign eliminates the randomness of natural evolutionary advancement primarily by advanced genetic engineering and molecular biology technologies to produce the intended biological effect," the DARPA document states.

The agency says it wants to develop "a robust understanding of the collective mechanisms that contribute to cell death" so as to "enable a new generation of regenerative cells that could ultimately be programmed to live indefinitely."

THE FUTURE?!

Not robot people... Just immortal. This is scary stuff here.

Reminds me of the movie MOON (or at least I think that's what it's called???) but far worse.

I think they'll combined this with mechanics and build Mega Man. That would be way cooler. AND on top of that he could be the $6 million dollar man!

Side note: Someone on here really doesn't like you Jamie.

Yeah, neg rep onnnn.

I find it funny that stem cell research is SO DAMN EVIL, yet when it comes to national security, the Pentagon is allowed to play God ^^

the government is always researching stupid sci-fi/fantasy shit. it'll probably fail and end up in a box somewhere

Blade man is fuckign badass cuz he got massivvvvv BLADSE N SHIT were gna build him and slice the shit outta yo fucking asses


DECAPITAAATTIIOOONNNN!!

Oh snap, it will lead to Universal Soldier!

I am either scared or sitting on the edge of my seat in anticipation of Van Damme and Lundgren kicking ass in our back yard instead of where they're supposed to.

Ian I think we should donate ourselves for this project and you and I can be Megaman and Protoman. That'd be the only way I would want to live forever, is If I had you, AND I had a fucking sweet blaster cannon for an arm.

But... but... you'd end up going alone to fight Wily and his army or robots before I'm created, only to be defeated because there are no heroes left in man. And then after I'm created as Mega Man I'll be told you're dead, and I'll go seek vengeance only to discover you are still alive. Man will convince me to battle you and I'll end up killing you for real, and then I'll leave broken hearted and the crowd of people will be slaughtered by what's left of Wily's army...

Yea but then I'll be back in Mega man 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 and many other adventures.

Wait, I'm confused... Who hates me?

Prolly some ugly talentless wench with a vagina thats dry and rough like sandpaper.