Comments on: Living power cables discovered http://www.kurzweilai.net/living-power-cables-discovered Accelerating Intelligence Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:10:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Gorden Russell http://www.kurzweilai.net/living-power-cables-discovered/comment-page-1#comment-46669 Gorden Russell Sat, 27 Oct 2012 14:38:09 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=168446#comment-46669 Right, John. Most bacterial cells are around two microns. Right, John. Most bacterial cells are around two microns.

]]> By: John Wentworth http://www.kurzweilai.net/living-power-cables-discovered/comment-page-1#comment-46514 John Wentworth Sat, 27 Oct 2012 01:17:12 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=168446#comment-46514 Typo: "The Desulfobulbus bacterial cells, which are only a few hundreds of a nanometer long each..." should be "a few hundred nanometers long each". "A few hundreds of a nanometer" is subatomic. Typo: “The Desulfobulbus bacterial cells, which are only a few hundreds of a nanometer long each…” should be “a few hundred nanometers long each”. “A few hundreds of a nanometer” is subatomic.

]]> By: Editor http://www.kurzweilai.net/living-power-cables-discovered/comment-page-1#comment-46474 Editor Fri, 26 Oct 2012 20:12:09 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=168446#comment-46474 Excellent idea. Just add fluorescent GFP molecules, as in the genetically modified zebrafish: http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-fluorescent-test-for-antioxidant-drugs Excellent idea. Just add fluorescent GFP molecules, as in the genetically modified zebrafish: http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-fluorescent-test-for-antioxidant-drugs

]]> By: Dr.Pratt http://www.kurzweilai.net/living-power-cables-discovered/comment-page-1#comment-46472 Dr.Pratt Fri, 26 Oct 2012 20:05:16 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=168446#comment-46472 Wow....get a bunch of these, say Avogadros #'s worth, and you could make an information storing brain. The order and organization can be worked out with the math available. Wow….get a bunch of these, say Avogadros #’s worth, and you could make an information storing brain. The order and organization can be worked out with the math available.

]]> By: Bri http://www.kurzweilai.net/living-power-cables-discovered/comment-page-1#comment-46463 Bri Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:18:05 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=168446#comment-46463 If onlythey glowed, like on Pandora! If onlythey glowed, like on Pandora!

]]> By: GAUSS http://www.kurzweilai.net/living-power-cables-discovered/comment-page-1#comment-46437 GAUSS Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:00:12 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=168446#comment-46437 Somebody just needs to make them! Get to it, Marcos! :D Somebody just needs to make them! Get to it, Marcos! :D

]]> By: GAUSS http://www.kurzweilai.net/living-power-cables-discovered/comment-page-1#comment-46435 GAUSS Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:56:27 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=168446#comment-46435 Little aliens, beautiful ancient creatures. :) Little aliens, beautiful ancient creatures. :)

]]> By: Marcos Marin http://www.kurzweilai.net/living-power-cables-discovered/comment-page-1#comment-46389 Marcos Marin Fri, 26 Oct 2012 15:10:53 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=168446#comment-46389 and they mention no cheap bio circuits why? and they mention no cheap bio circuits why?

]]> By: Marcos Marin http://www.kurzweilai.net/living-power-cables-discovered/comment-page-1#comment-46385 Marcos Marin Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:59:33 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=168446#comment-46385 What can't be made with such magical gel, right Scarecrow? (just kidding) What can’t be made with such magical gel, right Scarecrow? (just kidding)

]]> By: Gorden Russell http://www.kurzweilai.net/living-power-cables-discovered/comment-page-1#comment-46367 Gorden Russell Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:04:36 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=168446#comment-46367 Also, there is electron transport in photosynthesis when a photon of sunlight is turned into an electron. DNA from chlorophyll could be snipped out and inserted into a photovoltaic biobot. These robots could be printed or even grown from a seed. Also, there is electron transport in photosynthesis when a photon of sunlight is turned into an electron. DNA from chlorophyll could be snipped out and inserted into a photovoltaic biobot. These robots could be printed or even grown from a seed.

]]> By: Gorden Russell http://www.kurzweilai.net/living-power-cables-discovered/comment-page-1#comment-46356 Gorden Russell Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:40:27 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=168446#comment-46356 Say, if you go back and look at this article that was posted here two days ago: "Scientists build ‘smart’ material made of DNA." The ability of microorganisms to transport electrons can be snipped out of their DNA and put into DNA gel. This could give you a DNA photovoltaic cell that can be printed into a power source for a biological robot. This is another paving block in the yellow brick road. Just think of printing out a heart for the tin man. Say, if you go back and look at this article that was posted here two days ago: “Scientists build ‘smart’ material made of DNA.”

The ability of microorganisms to transport electrons can be snipped out of their DNA and put into DNA gel. This could give you a DNA photovoltaic cell that can be printed into a power source for a biological robot.

This is another paving block in the yellow brick road. Just think of printing out a heart for the tin man.

]]> By: Gorden Russell http://www.kurzweilai.net/living-power-cables-discovered/comment-page-1#comment-46353 Gorden Russell Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:28:48 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=168446#comment-46353 It's just so amazing the solutions that evolution finds for every problem. It’s just so amazing the solutions that evolution finds for every problem.

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