A-Prize - April 19th, 2007
"We won’t discover the first alien lifeforms out amongst the stars,"
says Dr. Alan Goldstein.
"We will create them in our own laboratories."
LIFEBOAT FOUNDATION A-PRIZE
The purpose of the A-PRIZE is to put development of artificial life forms in the open where it should be. Today, many efforts at developing artificial life are not well publicized. The A-PRIZE will serve as a clearing house for information about the race to "Break the Carbon Barrier". With mega-universities and companies racing to create nonbiological life, now is the time for such a clearing house. <<READ MORE
from: Create an Alien, Win A-Prize! By RU Sirius. 10zenmonkeys.com
The A-Prize offers to reward the first person who creates an “artificial lifeform” or reveals that one has been created.
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