If evolution is real...

...then shouldn't we be a bit more careful in what we decide to create. I think that advancement in all areas related to life and technology can be a good thing. It has been a good thing in some areas. But not all advancements seem to have completely positive effects. Still we as humans continue to find ways to fix what we are already breaking. Is it wise to try and program cells to do what we humans would like for them to do? Imagine if the cells find a way to mutate, thus adapting. Would the outcome of such a thing be positive? Or does it even matter? (as long as it does something good, then no amount of bad can outweigh it)

I am writing this based on a news article I just read on CNN. [

Bid to program new life forms with 'operating system' for cells

By Lara Farrar, CNN November 22, 2011 -- Updated 1109 GMT (1909 HKT) | Filed under: Innovations   In the article it is stated, 'Researchers say the project could lead to the creation of completely new cellular life forms that could do anything from cleaning up pollutants in the environment to detecting and treating viruses before they enter the human body.'     Those are possible good outcomes of such a project. However it would be better reduce or eliminate pollutants in the first place. As far as viruses goes, it could be horrible if the cells programmed by scientists were to mutate into uncontrollable viruses themselves.  Hopefully the perceived conflict between humans and everything else natural in the world won't become the ultimate doom of the humans.

Ben Stockley for Surfrider Foundation

Seen a work photographed by Ben Stockley for the Surfrider Foundation on blog.estudiominga.com/2010/03/surfrider-foundation-europe/
Information about the work can be found in 'The Creative Review Photography Annual 2010', October 2010. The images are composed of rubbish floating in water. 

The images are well composed and easily interpreted. It raises questions about our role in what rubbish has found its way to the oceans and our role in cleaning it up and preventing it from collecting there in the future.