Comment on Team turns DNA into a rewritable hard drive
gokayburucdev@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Nobody asked the real question? Why especially do they need to store data on DNA?
Human being wrote the data onto rocks, ceramics, papirus, paper, cd, harddisk… But what has happened? why now DNA? Is it the part of a **transhuman **project (evulotion circle : genesis - humanism - posthumanism - transhumanism)? Do we need to combine machines with organic parts?
Looking at the investments made in **computer technology **(ai, cloud etc.) , *electronics *(microchip industry, REEs etc. ), and *biology *(genom projects) over the last 40 years, I see that someone desperately wants transhumanism.
gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
Scientific research doesn’t need a reason, that’s why.
Coming up with reasons is the job of other people, scientific research is about seeing what’s possible, what’s not, and how difficult it is.
gokayburucdev@lemmy.world 2 days ago
But here too, it comes down to money and power. Funding for scientific research is provided by wealthy governments and mega-corporations like FAANG and Neuralink (founded by Elon Musk). This dictates the goals for scientific research. Studies are conducted in areas where it is desired that what is possible be achieved. Currently, billions of dollars are being invested in projects such as artificial intelligence systems, robotics, and genome projects involving cell and tissue regeneration. The claim that science is independent is completely unfounded.
gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
OpenScience is a thing, it’s been around for like 30 years
gokayburucdev@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Yes, there are those who are trying to develop it independently, but they can’t achieve the desired results quickly enough due to the scoring system.There are those developing vaccines independently, and those conducting genome projects independently, but ultimately, it all comes down to funding.