A programming language for living cells
> "You could be a student in high school and go onto the Web-based server and type out the program you want, and it spits back the DNA sequence."Woah, hold your horses right there.One of the first things I did when I learned to program in high school was to write a virus.So I'd think twice before making a "Web-based server" which spits out DNA and letting everyone use it.It's not just about high schoolers or terrorists."The only way to solve the issues that the world is facing is for the population to drop by 60%".These were the words of a successful tech entrepreneur, who's lived in a dozen countries, fairly young, open minded and intelligent who I had dinner with a couple of days ago.And I see his point - the overpopulation issue is real - but I'm scared that this idea is taking roots in our minds, even in the minds of people who should know better.This was spoken in the context of a discussion about war, but why do war, when one person can design an organism that wipes out 60% of humans ?Our consciousness is not evolved enough to handle the ability of designing random organisms and viruses.I've voiced this opinion before, but the community seemed to not agree with it much. But I'm still standing by it - be very careful with this tech.In fact, I think this shouldn't be allowed to get out of the lab. Not yet.