http://www.kurzweilai.net/artificial-cells-evolve-proteins-to-structure-semiconductors Accelerating Intelligence Thu, 23 May 2013 19:07:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://www.kurzweilai.net/artificial-cells-evolve-proteins-to-structure-semiconductors/comment-page-1#comment-17240 Bri Sun, 10 Jun 2012 15:17:55 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=153272#comment-17240 Our bodies have more bacteria than cells. We have always used symbiotic 'nano factories' . The big difference has been, our conscious control. In the singularity, all aspects of the molecular world will be orchestrated, for that new organism. Our bodies have more bacteria than cells. We have always used symbiotic ‘nano factories’ . The big difference has been, our conscious control. In the singularity, all aspects of the molecular world will be orchestrated, for that new organism.

]]> http://www.kurzweilai.net/artificial-cells-evolve-proteins-to-structure-semiconductors/comment-page-1#comment-17037 Ralph Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:00:38 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=153272#comment-17037 Between the mice and the silicon-dioxide-producing microorganisms, I think we can see just from this group of articles that if there is a singularity event, the technology involved will by that time be deeply intertwined with the world of biology. I don't personally think it was ever in the cards to make "dry" nanotechnology reach all the imagined goals -- but "wet" nanotechnology (which includes ourselves) has unlimited potential. One key reason I think biological nanotechnology is so much more practical has to do with using energy (properly, free energy) as powerfully and parsimoniously as biological systems already do. Between the mice and the silicon-dioxide-producing microorganisms, I think we can see just from this group of articles that if there is a singularity event, the technology involved will by that time be deeply intertwined with the world of biology. I don’t personally think it was ever in the cards to make “dry” nanotechnology reach all the imagined goals — but “wet” nanotechnology (which includes ourselves) has unlimited potential. One key reason I think biological nanotechnology is so much more practical has to do with using energy (properly, free energy) as powerfully and parsimoniously as biological systems already do.

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