Would You Rather Meet A Real Alien?

The question is, “Would You Rather Meet A Real Alien?”

I read an article that stated that a signal had been picked up from a red dwarf star.

Known as Ros 128, its location is approximately 11 light years from Earth.

The signal was picked up on 12^th May 2017 by a huge radio telescope, the Arecibo Observatory.

This telescope is built inside a sinkhole in Puerto Rico.

The star was observed for ten minutes, when the signal was picked up.

Now I assumed that telescopes were to spot or look for alien life forms, but not only do they look for aliens, they also look for distant galaxies and asteroids.

With that said, when an alien transmission was mentioned, it was dismissed as a human made satellite. Now I feel like I’m back in the 1960’s.

Surely, it’s about time the record changed on that one.

If there’s proof other species exist other than the birds and the bees, then we should all be made aware.

Cos for me Sci-fi movies are great to introduce alien species, but I’d rather meet the real thing.

But hey, I’m no Astronomer, what do you think? 

Author: Charmain Ingleton

www.charmainingleton.uk

Can We Create A Synthetic Life Form?

The question is, “Can We Create A Synthetic Life Form?”

I read an article about scientists creating a new life form in a lab by altering the DNA.

DNA consist of four letters G = Guanine, T = Thymine, C = Cytosine and A = Adenine, together these create a code that underlies all living things.

However, this has now changed since scientists have expanded the genetic code by introducing synthetic ones.

Although at early stages this could create an entirely new life form.

So, with the creation of this new synthetic biology do you think it will help or hinder mankind?

I believe that for every good that comes out of new science, bad follows too.

For in the future, isn’t it possible that this new creation will make humans extinct.

With this in mind could this have happened before, as we too have an evolutionary missing link between apes and man?

But hey, I’m no Paleontologist, it’s just a theory.

So, what do you think?

Author: Charmain Ingleton 

charmainingleton.uk