INTELLIGENT DESIGN Genetic Engineering R&D for the Advancement of Seasteading

INTELLIGENT DESIGNGenetic Engineering R&D for the Advancement of

Seasteading

Genetic engineering does

not require seasteading, but

genetic engineering will be

essential to seasteaders.

Too Fast?Genes - Nucleic

Acid

Nucleic acids are biological molecules essential for life, and include DNA and RNA. Together with proteins, they function in encoding, transmitting and expressing genetic information.

Genetic Engineering

Scientific alteration of the structure of genetic material in a living organism, employed for such purposes as creating bacteria that synthesize insulin.

HUMAN GENOME PROJECTCompleted in 2003, two years ahead of

schedule and a half billion dollars under budget.

DEMONSTRATING THE FEASIBILITY OF G.E. R&D

NINE YEARS LATER

WHERE ARE THE SOLUTIONS TO GENETIC DEFECTS?

FearsBlight

New allergens

Clone armies

Eugenics

Zombies

Decimation of farms

Loss of humanity

God will get jealous

IgnoranceThe naturally chaotic alteration of genes pose virtually all the same risks that intelligent design does.

Humans have been using genetic engineering for thousands of years through breeding, hybridization and environment manipulation.

Status QuoCivilization on land arose from agrarian cultures and is reluctant to adapt to the reality of the future. Many farmers and ranchers ironically fight and yet are dependent upon GE.

Religious movements sway heavy influence on land and many believe that genetic research is either a lie or a sin or some other abomination to be condemned. Their political clout will postpone GE adaptation on land by 10-20 years or more.

The medical industry favors treatments over cures, increased vitality via GE threatens drug dependency.

Opportunity hides behind danger

The ProfitabilityGenetic Engineering has diverse applications, it will be the backbone of many future concepts and will be a relevant field as long as life exists.

“Gene Therapy the Future of Medicine.” claims many medical journals and blogs.

The application of “pharming” alone is producing far greater supplies at lower costs than traditional methods of development.

Forbes magazine names “cognitive enhancement the next trillion dollar business.”

Headlines – May 2012Goats genetically engineered to produce drugs in

their milk

Genetically engineered mice live longer with fewer age related diseases

Genetically engineered virus could convert mechanical stress into electric charge

Plastic-eating fungi found in Amazon

Living Technology – The Future of Architecture

Researchers identify protein necessary for behavioral flexibility

Gene Therapy is the future of Medicine

Cognitive enhancement will be a trillion dollar business

NOW AND THENEARLY R&D

ESTABLISH METHODS OF SIMULATION FOR GENETIC MODIFICATIONS

SOLVE PROBLEMS THAT HAVE MARKETABLE POTENTIAL ON LAND.

DECREASE OR ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR IMPORTED PRODUCTS ON SEASTEADS.

FUTURE R&DCLONING AND HYBRIDIZATION OF SPECIES

CUSTOMIZATION AND CREATION OF NEW SPECIES

MACRO-ORGANISMS –LIVING TECHNOLOGY

IMMEDIATE APPLICATIONSMEDICINE

TRANSGENICS

XENOTRANSPLANTATION

DRUG MANUFACTURING OR “PHARMING”

BETTER IMMUNE RESPONSE

LIFE EXTENSION

COGNITIVE ENHANCEMENT

FOODIN-VITRO MEATS

CROP RESISTANCE TO PESTS, ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

IMPROVEMENTS IN TASTE AND NUTRITIONAL VALUES

QUICKER AND LARGER YEILDS

Living TechnologyProtocells in development to save the foundations of Venice are scheduled to be presented at the Times Cheltenham Science Festival this year.

Living buildings would have auto-regenerative abilities.

Nature strives to achieve homeostasis, we should construct with the same goal.

Intelligent DesignWetglands are genetically engineered organs that perform specific functions such as:

Recycle waste (example: Plastic eating fungi)

Filter air and water (desalinize and oxidize)

Generate energy/food (solar flowers that glow at night, moss that gives off heat)

Production of raw material (a spider’s web is stronger than steel, a GE spider’s gland could grow tomorrow’s steel.)

Macro-OrganismsConvergence of intelligent design and living technology allows us the ability to “biofacture.”

Early seasteads will be vessels or platforms. Future seasteads will be living cities that are regenerative, and reproductive (facilitated asexually, lets not get carried away.)

Arcology (Architecture+Ecology) is the only sustainable building technology. Eventually, even on land, structures will be grown from organic material.

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Inspirations and Special

AcknowledgementInstitute for Ethics in Emerging Technologies

I09.com

Arcology by Paolo Soleri

Your Life or Mine and Unzipped Genes by Martine Rothblatt

The Singularity is Near by Ray Kurzweil

Rachel Armstronghttp://www.ted.com/talks/rachel_armstrong_architecture_that_repairs_itself.html