Discussion on Nanoassembly Limits and Programmable Bacteria
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-08-29
The author responds to skepticism about technical limits, arguing that while uncertainty is valid for speculative tech, there is little reason to doubt nanoassembly in general. They predict we will at least have programmable bacteria, given existing knowledge of bacteria and sequence prediction, with obvious implications.
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