Digitized DNA Blasting Off Into Space

by Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei
Posted September 5, 2008 in DNA Fun, Personalities with DNA

Three Silicon Valley celebrities are set to send their digitized DNA into space via NCsoft’s Operation Immortality project. Game designer Richard Garriott will deliver the DNA to the International Space Station on October 12. A digital time capsule is being created that includes “messages from people around the world along with the digitized DNA samples from some of Earth’s brightest minds, musicians, and athletes.”

The Silicon Valley celebrities participating are:

• Kevin Rose of Digg
• Robert Scoble of Scobleizer
• Tim Draper of Draper Fisher Jurvetson

Draper’s desire for his DNA:

My hope is that aliens get a hold of my DNA so my clones can spread entrepreneurship to galaxies throughout the universe.

Some might wish for peace throughout the universe but I guess entrepreneurship ain’t too bad.

Photo credit: feastoffools

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