Intelligent Messages in Bacterial DNA – a Sequel to SETI?

It is proposed that the future trajectory of SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) and our exploration of alien planets and alien intelligence could be to consider the possibility of receiving and transmitting coded messages embedded as DNA inserts in bacteria and/or viruses. Physical spac...

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Published in:Advances in Astrophysics 2021-02, Vol.6 (1)
Main Authors: Wickramasinghe, N. Chandra, Tokoro, Gensuke, Temple, Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:It is proposed that the future trajectory of SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) and our exploration of alien planets and alien intelligence could be to consider the possibility of receiving and transmitting coded messages embedded as DNA inserts in bacteria and/or viruses. Physical space-travel and ambitions of space colonisation may well give way to a new era of “cultural” microbial colonisation of our galaxy.
ISSN:2415-6450
2415-6469
DOI:10.22606/adap.2021.61001