Comments on: The Biosingularity beckons! http://futurismic.com/2008/04/17/the-biosingularity-beckons/ Presenting the fact and fiction of tomorrow since 2001 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:03:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: id9610882 http://futurismic.com/2008/04/17/the-biosingularity-beckons/comment-page-1/#comment-17019 id9610882 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:01:15 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=3203#comment-17019 I think synthetize and regenerate human cells is present reality, but therefore evolution is splitting three main paths; human being, chemically regenerated or biotechnical humans/creatures and artificial species, made by human itself... And how fast it will happen?!? Heaven knows, so everything is possible now, when we humans will decode dna and use that knowledge and advantage of for "human building with block by block". It´s the method of future, becouse of laws of nature and sciences. I think synthetize and regenerate human cells is present reality,
but therefore evolution is splitting three main paths; human being,
chemically regenerated or biotechnical humans/creatures and artificial species, made
by human itself… And how fast it will happen?!? Heaven knows, so everything is
possible now, when we humans will decode dna and use that knowledge and advantage of
for “human building with block by block”. It´s the method of future, becouse of laws
of nature and sciences.

]]> By: Brian Wang http://futurismic.com/2008/04/17/the-biosingularity-beckons/comment-page-1/#comment-14008 Brian Wang Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:21:25 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=3203#comment-14008 Actually whole genome sequencing is progressing faster than that forecast. $60,000 for whole genome today. Maybe $5000-10000 for whole genome by the end of this year and $1000 genome within 3 years. http://nextbigfuture.com/2008/03/genome-sequencing-costs-continue-to.html $100 genome sequencing possible in 5 years http://nextbigfuture.com/2008/04/100-genome-sequencing-possible-bu-2012.html Actually whole genome sequencing is progressing faster than that forecast.
$60,000 for whole genome today.
Maybe $5000-10000 for whole genome by the end of this year and $1000 genome within 3 years.
http://nextbigfuture.com/2008/03/genome-sequencing-costs-continue-to.html

$100 genome sequencing possible in 5 years
http://nextbigfuture.com/2008/04/100-genome-sequencing-possible-bu-2012.html

]]> By: Liz http://futurismic.com/2008/04/17/the-biosingularity-beckons/comment-page-1/#comment-14001 Liz Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:39:59 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=3203#comment-14001 The 454 sequencing technology they used to do Watson's genome does about 100 megabases of DNA sequence per 8-hour run. They're fairly widely available and being used right now. The next generation machines, like the <a href="http://www.helicosbio.com/Products/HelicostradeGeneticAnalysisSystem/HeliScopetradeSequencer/tabid/87/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">Helicos sequencer</a>, can do up to 90 megabases <i>per hour</i>. It's not quite as simple as looking at the raw throughput of base pairs, but $1,000 genomes in six years does not seem unlikely at all, and I think we're fast approaching the time when we can generate sequencing data faster than anyone can analyse it. The 454 sequencing technology they used to do Watson’s genome does about 100 megabases of DNA sequence per 8-hour run. They’re fairly widely available and being used right now. The next generation machines, like the Helicos sequencer, can do up to 90 megabases per hour. It’s not quite as simple as looking at the raw throughput of base pairs, but $1,000 genomes in six years does not seem unlikely at all, and I think we’re fast approaching the time when we can generate sequencing data faster than anyone can analyse it.

]]> By: csven http://futurismic.com/2008/04/17/the-biosingularity-beckons/comment-page-1/#comment-13979 csven Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:07:24 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=3203#comment-13979 I'm still waiting for the "perfect cow" so we can all eat victimless meat. Which begs the question: Will Soylent Green be made from "perfect people" meat from Biosingular People Farms? I’m still waiting for the “perfect cow” so we can all eat victimless meat. Which begs the question: Will Soylent Green be made from “perfect people” meat from Biosingular People Farms?

]]> By: Jetong http://futurismic.com/2008/04/17/the-biosingularity-beckons/comment-page-1/#comment-13969 Jetong Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:34:46 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=3203#comment-13969 Venturism just round the corner :) Venturism just round the corner :)

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