Supernature - or - A Brave new tiny world

Scientists have managed to manipulate strands of DNA into any shape or form. Knitting DNA together and exploiting different properties of DNA, two dimensional and three dimensional shapes can now be created measuring a few nanometers. One nanometer is really minuscule, and is a billionth of a meter. A cell is around 10 nanometers wide.



Scientist have crafted a nano smiley face.




A tiny map of the Americas.

Ok, big deal, so scientists can create teeny tiny artwork, it is sort of interesting and cool, but so what?

Well, now that sicientists are able to shape DNA in different ways, then they can be shaped into useful tools and microscopic machines. You can build a nano machine that wipes out the cholestrol off your blocked arteries, gets rid of the tar in your lungs from smoking, zaps those cancer cells or even trivial things like fix those wrinkles or change your eye color. It is a brave new world.

Let us hope it is not misused or our fate would be like the fate of humans in the visionary 1978 Disco classic, Supernature by Cerrone.

Once upon a time
Science opened up the door
We would feed the hungry fields
Till they couldn't eat no more
But the potion that we made
Touched the creatures down below
And they grow up in a way
That we'd never seen before
Supernature, supernature, supernature, supernature

Cerrone - Supernature



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