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Reminds me somehow of a joke from a genetics class of mine: A block of what appears to be encoded language is found in the DNA of virtually all organisms. It i
by api 6y ago
Reminds me somehow of a joke from a genetics class of mine:
A block of what appears to be encoded language is found in the DNA of virtually all organisms. It includes a primer with a key to decoding it.
After years and years of work by the world’s greatest cryptographers, the message is deciphered. It reads:
“Danger! Extremely hazardous self-replicating agents! For hazardous waste cleanup use only. In case of spill or uncontrolled replication, contact...”
- sebmellen 6y agoThat's brilliant! I wonder what kind of hazardous waste life was meant to clean up..? And what was the contact address!??
- tetris11 6y agoIt'd be cool if the primer doesn't align to anyone yet, and all humans alive right now are just a few variants off from receiving the message
- teddyh 6y agoIt could be worse: http://dresdencodak.com/2009/07/12/fabulous-prizes/ http://dresdencodak.com/2009/07/12/fabulous-prizes/