Cylons here we come?

[hayden]

Its seems we're closer than you'd think! 

Bacteria can solve complex mathematical problems and may form the building blocks of future supercomputers, according to a new study.
Published in the Journal of Biological Engineering, the proof-of-principle study used glowing bacteria to crack the classic 'Hamilton Path Problem', showing that bacteria can be programmed to do maths."

“It supports the view that bacteria can be used to perform computations. Someday, living computers could have applications in medicine, energy, and the environment.”

CosmosMagazine.com

Either way we're goners now... Silicon = terminators, Bacteria = cylons ?!? 

[TetsuoShima]

Yea, I read that a few weeks ago, still I d''nt feel threatened just yet. /D

[hayden]

lol.. point taken. I thought it was kinda interesting though. opens  a lot of possibilities in real world applications.

[TetsuoShima]

Oh, don't get me wrong, it's interesting and I can see the cylon angle. I do think however, that from what I know of current technology levels, that the terminators are closer to completion than the cylons. :/

hehe, imagine that, humans developing cylons to help defend against skynet and then ending up being hunted by them (slight intertwining of 2 universes there).

In all honesty, I'm not much of a biology buff, so I don't properly know how to give a scientifically interesting comment to it, still found it worth commenting to though.

[subspatial]

If it isn't already obvious, Bacteria are indeed a superior life form.

   All hail the new overlord Bacterium!!!

   I for one am ready to do thy bidding.

[Tenebrae]

I'm reassured, if anything.

Mass Effect, Terminator, The Matrix, Halo and so on all made me question whether biological life could ever really hope to contend with synthetic. I need no longer fear.