Here I am with a microscope. But what can I see?
I’d just taken a swab from my cheek and under the ‘scope was a sample of my own facial cells (or “facells”, as biologists call them). And once I’d managed to zoom in enough, I saw this.
It’s my DNA.
There it is in all its glory, all those chains of genetic information that make me so brilliantly unique. And now that I’ve put it online, it’s open source, free for anyone else to come along and use it, remix it and build on it. Feel free to take a screenshot and use it for your own biological experiments.
I’m hopeful that this is the beginning of an amazing new age where there are millions of clones of me running around everywhere. A world of genetically engineered Chrises wherever you look.
What will you do with my DNA? Let me know in the comments.
11 comments on “Open source Chris”
You’re handing your DNA out like a leaflet for 40% off mains when you spend £25.00 on food? Are you mad?
Yes. That’s exactly what I’m doing. It’s my route to immortality. Chris forever. Permachris.
They could do anything with it though and it’d have your face on it, or worse! Imagine something worse than your face and then it becomes real. Do you really want that?
Something worse than my face? Like…my arse?
Yes. Imagine your arse on someone else’s face. You’d get the blame, it’s all your fault. Your arse did that.
They might leave it at a crime scene and then you’d be in trouble.
Unless the police have developed forensic arseprinting to a point where it’s admissible in court I think I’m fine. For now the prospect of my arse adorning faces across the world is just another exciting development of my brilliant idea.
Yeah, we all know what your brilliant idea is. We know now. Now we know. Now we do. Now.
Like I said, immortality. I’ve got my plan. How are you going to live forever? It’s like you’re just waving the white flag and waiting for death to claim you.
I’ve got plenty of options. Currently I’m hoping that my viso / volto will be burned into the side of a cliff. My face has a lot to give.
Burned into the side of a cliff? With flamethrowers? That’s a macho portrait for sure. Have you got a particular cliff in mind? I’d have a land-based cliff so it’s not just visible to seafarers.
Will it be your actual face, or an image of your face?