Re: What could go wrong?
>The world, if not the entire Universe, is chock-a-block full of viruses. Apparently all created 'by accident'.
Hiya Jeff!
No, not 'by accident', but by a series of accidents interspersed by selection. Or rather, the natural selection of randomly occurring mutations.
If one were to merely transcribe a cat video into DNA, there would be no process of selection, no realisation of biological traits that could be tested against a selection pressure.
Of course, it is possible that transcribing an encrypted file into DNA would result in a virus, in the same way that it possible for a monkey at a typewriter to tap out the works of Vonnegut. Possible yes, but very unlikely. With 'very unlikely' being an extreme understatement.
Hehe, I made a comment which is text book Darwin, and I'm a creationist!
: )
Biting the hand that feeds IT
