Next Step, Grey Goo! (8 comments)
zamphir
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posted Wednesday, June 22, 2005 - 10:34 AM (
#28149)
It's a small small step from sneaking
cancer treatments into selective cells [cnn.com] to sneaking in something that throws off the cell's water balancing mechanism into
every cell.
And that small small step is named "Ooops!".
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Rich
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Re: Next Step, Grey Goo! (Score: 2)
posted Wednesday, June 22, 2005 - 12:10 PM (
#28152)
I'm hoping the common cold or flu will
cure cancer [cnn.com].
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Nagy_Vilmos
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Re: Next Step, Grey Goo! (Score: 3, Clever)
posted Wednesday, June 22, 2005 - 12:21 PM (
#28154)
I like goo. Not as good as brains, but it does make a nice side dish for Pony á la Cahors.
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sentdata
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Re: Next Step, Grey Goo! (Score: 1, Compelling)
posted Friday, June 24, 2005 - 12:16 PM (
#28171)
I like this part:"Baker said that the technique was based on a Trojan Horse principle." Nothing beats a Trojan!
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zamphir
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Re: Next Step, Grey Goo! (Score: 3, Awesome)
posted Friday, June 24, 2005 - 12:35 PM (
#28172)
In Response to sentdata (#28171):
Nothing beats a Trojan! Except, you know, the Greeks.
With the horse.
And the deception.
And the glaven.
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Deathalicious
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Re: Next Step, Grey Goo! (Score: 2)
posted Friday, June 24, 2005 - 01:14 PM (
#28173)
In Response to zamphir (#28172):
...and the "hey hey hey it hurts me"
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GeminiCrash
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Re: Next Step, Grey Goo! (Score: 2, Pathetic)
posted Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 06:21 PM (
#28237)
In Response to Lonely Goatherd (#28176):
I only have one question:
WTF?
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tynic
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Re: Next Step, Grey Goo! (Score: 3, Insightful)
posted Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 09:38 PM (
#28240)
In Response to GeminiCrash (#28237):
I remember looking at that and thinking "should I mod it down?" and then deciding that, in fact, merely having made that post was punishment enough.
Plus, you know, goatherd.
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