http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1979Icar...38..148Y
>The possibility that biological material may serve as a medium of extraterrestrial communication is discussed and DNA from bacteriophage phi X174 is investigated to determine whether such a message could be derived from it. It is speculated that advanced civilizations could manipulate viral or bacterial DNA so that its base sequence would carry a coded message in addition to specifying compounds necessary for survival and send a microorganism containing the message to a planet with conditions similar to those of the sending planet, where the microorganism would replicate. Two dimensional pictures were drawn of an overlapping gene section of phi X174 DNA using bases represented by four colors, and by digital systems according to chemical nature (purine or pyrimidine) or base pair.
>>6914576
So wait, like, Ebola is an alien?
Alien here
We have no reason to send coded messages since you can't decode them. You haven't even managed to decode some of your languages. We prefer direct contact if need be.
>>6914576
So what was the message?
>>6914580
no, of course not. this is a cool research paper on how you'd go about decoding alien messages.
ΦX174 is pretty fucking famous!
>The phi X 174 (or ΦX174) bacteriophage was the first DNA-based genome to be sequenced. This work was completed by Fred Sanger and his team in 1977. In 1962, Walter Fiers and Robert Sinsheimer had already demonstrated the physical, covalently closed circularity of ΦX174 DNA.[2] Nobel prize winner Arthur Kornberg used ΦX174 as a model to first prove that DNA synthesized in a test tube by purified enzymes could produce all the features of a natural virus, ushering in the age of synthetic biology.[3][4] In 2003, it was reported by Craig Venter's group that the genome of ΦX174 was the first to be completely assembled in vitro from synthesized oligonucleotides.[5] The ΦX174 virus particle has also been successfully assembled in vitro.[6] Recently, it was shown how its highly overlapping genome can be fully decompressed and still remain functional.
>>6914583
>not just butt probing everyone
Beta race detected
>>6914576
Thanks for sharing OP, good to read papers that are fun and speculative sometimes
>>6914583
>You haven't even managed to decode some of your languages
We’ve decoded wast majority of them. Only few that have too little samples left are left undecoded.
>>6914592
>Thanks for sharing OP, good to read papers that are fun and speculative sometimes
no probs. I love this stuff as well since it expands your toolbox and thinking as well.
>>6914600
I was expecting he was one of those "reach out and reveal yourself" kind of direct contact faggots. Real aliens would just mindprobe world leaders by injecting things up their ass holes.
Anyway, OP's paper is kind of a neat concept, but sending viruses out seems like a pretty inefficient way of sending even encoded messages.
>>6914600
>How do you plan on decoding a language entirely unrelated to your own with no references?
That's a great question and I have no idea. I guess it would depend on what the message is. It will be probably sent as a string of bits (simplest way to encode something) and then from there it's not that obvious what to do. Imagine someone sends you a ZIP file before we invented LZW compression... any attempt to decode the bits would be pointless.
See the pic on left from this paper about what the message might look like... they're guessing it could be a 2D image.
>>6914605
>Anyway, OP's paper is kind of a neat concept, but sending viruses out seems like a pretty inefficient way of sending even encoded messages.
It reminded me of vonNeumann Probes. Seems like an incredibly cheap and and efficient way to spread life (which is the ultimate message) around.
News story from days ago:
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0112979
http://arstechnica.com/science/2014/11/dna-survives-a-ride-into-spaceon-the-exterior-of-a-rocket/
DNA can survive in space just fine and even the re-entry on a rocket. Amazing really.
>>6914617
pic of what the 2D pics of phi X174 nucleotides look like.
>>6914617
My only beef with that theory is the lack of organic molecules that the DNA strands would be able to work with once they reach a planet/comet.
Though, I do have to admit, DNA have to be some of the most impressive chemical chains in the universe.
>>6914628
organic molecules seems to be widespread through the universe:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_interstellar_and_circumstellar_molecules
>>6914576
goddammit OP can't you do anything right? Post the DNA for the damn thing so we can try decoding it!(Protip: it's not a message from aliens)
responding with DNA!
>>6914655
1 gagttttatc gcttccatga cgcagaagtt aacactttcg gatatttctg atgagtcgaa
61 aaattatctt gataaagcag gaattactac tgcttgttta cgaattaaat cgaagtggac
121 tgctggcgga aaatgagaaa attcgaccta tccttgcgca gctcgagaag ctcttacttt
181 gcgacctttc gccatcaact aacgattctg tcaaaaactg acgcgttgga tgaggagaag
241 tggcttaata tgcttggcac gttcgtcaag gactggttta gatatgagtc acattttgtt
301 catggtagag attctcttgt tgacatttta aaagagcgtg gattactatc tgagtccgat
361 gctgttcaac cactaatagg taagaaatca tgagtcaagt tactgaacaa tccgtacgtt
421 tccagaccgc tttggcctct attaagctca ttcaggcttc tgccgttttg gatttaaccg
481 aagatgattt cgattttctg acgagtaaca aagtttggat tgctactgac cgctctcgtg
541 ctcgtcgctg cgttgaggct tgcgtttatg gtacgctgga ctttgtggga taccctcgct
601 ttcctgctcc tgttgagttt attgctgccg tcattgctta ttatgttcat cccgtcaaca
661 ttcaaacggc ctgtctcatc atggaaggcg ctgaatttac ggaaaacatt attaatggcg
721 tcgagcgtcc ggttaaagcc gctgaattgt tcgcgtttac cttgcgtgta cgcgcaggaa
781 acactgacgt tcttactgac gcagaagaaa acgtgcgtca aaaattacgt gcggaaggag
841 tgatgtaatg tctaaaggta aaaaacgttc tggcgctcgc cctggtcgtc cgcagccgtt
901 gcgaggtact aaaggcaagc gtaaaggcgc tcgtctttgg tatgtaggtg gtcaacaatt
961 ttaattgcag gggcttcggc cccttacttg aggataaatt atgtctaata ttcaaactgg
1021 cgccgagcgt atgccgcatg acctttccca tcttggcttc cttgctggtc agattggtcg
1081 tcttattacc atttcaacta ctccggttat cgctggcgac tccttcgaga tggacgccgt
1141 tggcgctctc cgtctttctc cattgcgtcg tggccttgct attgactcta ctgtagacat
1201 ttttactttt tatgtccctc atcgtcacgt ttatggtgaa cagtggatta agttcatgaa
1261 ggatggtgtt aatgccactc ctctcccgac tgttaacact actggttata ttgaccatgc
1321 cgcttttctt ggcacgatta accctgatac caataaaatc cctaagcatt tgtttcaggg
1381 ttatttgaat atctataaca actattttaa agcgccgtgg atgcctgacc gtaccgaggc
1441 taaccctaat gagcttaatc aagatgatgc tcgttatggt ttccgttgct gccatctcaa
1501 aaacatttgg actgctccgc ttcctcctga gactgagctt tctcgccaaa tgacgacttc
>>6914657
1561 taccacatct attgacatta tgggtctgca agctgcttat gctaatttgc atactgacca
1621 agaacgtgat tacttcatgc agcgttacca tgatgttatt tcttcatttg gaggtaaaac
1681 ctcttatgac gctgacaacc gtcctttact tgtcatgcgc tctaatctct gggcatctgg
1741 ctatgatgtt gatggaactg accaaacgtc gttaggccag ttttctggtc gtgttcaaca
1801 gacctataaa cattctgtgc cgcgtttctt tgttcctgag catggcacta tgtttactct
1861 tgcgcttgtt cgttttccgc ctactgcgac taaagagatt cagtacctta acgctaaagg
1921 tgctttgact tataccgata ttgctggcga ccctgttttg tatggcaact tgccgccgcg
1981 tgaaatttct atgaaggatg ttttccgttc tggtgattcg tctaagaagt ttaagattgc
2041 tgagggtcag tggtatcgtt atgcgccttc gtatgtttct cctgcttatc accttcttga
2101 aggcttccca ttcattcagg aaccgccttc tggtgatttg caagaacgcg tacttattcg
2161 ccaccatgat tatgaccagt gtttccagtc cgttcagttg ttgcagtgga atagtcaggt
2221 taaatttaat gtgaccgttt atcgcaatct gccgaccact cgcgattcaa tcatgacttc
2281 gtgataaaag attgagtgtg aggttataac gccgaagcgg taaaaatttt aatttttgcc
2341 gctgaggggt tgaccaagcg aagcgcggta ggttttctgc ttaggagttt aatcatgttt
2401 cagactttta tttctcgcca taattcaaac tttttttctg ataagctggt tctcacttct
2461 gttactccag cttcttcggc acctgtttta cagacaccta aagctacatc gtcaacgtta
2521 tattttgata gtttgacggt taatgctggt aatggtggtt ttcttcattg cattcagatg
2581 gatacatctg tcaacgccgc taatcaggtt gtttctgttg gtgctgatat tgcttttgat
2641 gccgacccta aattttttgc ctgtttggtt cgctttgagt cttcttcggt tccgactacc
2701 ctcccgactg cctatgatgt ttatcctttg aatggtcgcc atgatggtgg ttattatacc
2761 gtcaaggact gtgtgactat tgacgtcctt ccccgtacgc cgggcaataa cgtttatgtt
2821 ggtttcatgg tttggtctaa ctttaccgct actaaatgcc gcggattggt ttcgctgaat
2881 caggttatta aagagattat ttgtctccag ccacttaagt gaggtgattt atgtttggtg
2941 ctattgctgg cggtattgct tctgctcttg ctggtggcgc catgtctaaa ttgtttggag
3001 gcggtcaaaa agccgcctcc ggtggcattc aaggtgatgt gcttgctacc gataacaata
3061 ctgtaggcat gggtgatgct ggtattaaat ctgccattca aggctctaat gttcctaacc
>>6914658
3121 ctgatgaggc cgcccctagt tttgtttctg gtgctatggc taaagctggt aaaggacttc
3181 ttgaaggtac gttgcaggct ggcacttctg ccgtttctga taagttgctt gatttggttg
3241 gacttggtgg caagtctgcc gctgataaag gaaaggatac tcgtgattat cttgctgctg
3301 catttcctga gcttaatgct tgggagcgtg ctggtgctga tgcttcctct gctggtatgg
3361 ttgacgccgg atttgagaat caaaaagagc ttactaaaat gcaactggac aatcagaaag
3421 agattgccga gatgcaaaat gagactcaaa aagagattgc tggcattcag tcggcgactt
3481 cacgccagaa tacgaaagac caggtatatg cacaaaatga gatgcttgct tatcaacaga
3541 aggagtctac tgctcgcgtt gcgtctatta tggaaaacac caatctttcc aagcaacagc
3601 aggtttccga gattatgcgc caaatgctta ctcaagctca aacggctggt cagtatttta
3661 ccaatgacca aatcaaagaa atgactcgca aggttagtgc tgaggttgac ttagttcatc
3721 agcaaacgca gaatcagcgg tatggctctt ctcatattgg cgctactgca aaggatattt
3781 ctaatgtcgt cactgatgct gcttctggtg tggttgatat ttttcatggt attgataaag
3841 ctgttgccga tacttggaac aatttctgga aagacggtaa agctgatggt attggctcta
3901 atttgtctag gaaataaccg tcaggattga caccctccca attgtatgtt ttcatgcctc
3961 caaatcttgg aggctttttt atggttcgtt cttattaccc ttctgaatgt cacgctgatt
4021 attttgactt tgagcgtatc gaggctctta aacctgctat tgaggcttgt ggcatttcta
4081 ctctttctca atccccaatg cttggcttcc ataagcagat ggataaccgc atcaagctct
4141 tggaagagat tctgtctttt cgtatgcagg gcgttgagtt cgataatggt gatatgtatg
4201 ttgacggcca taaggctgct tctgacgttc gtgatgagtt tgtatctgtt actgagaagt
4261 taatggatga attggcacaa tgctacaatg tgctccccca acttgatatt aataacacta
4321 tagaccaccg ccccgaaggg gacgaaaaat ggtttttaga gaacgagaag acggttacgc
4381 agttttgccg caagctggct gctgaacgcc ctcttaagga tattcgcgat gagtataatt
4441 accccaaaaa gaaaggtatt aaggatgagt gttcaagatt gctggaggcc tccactatga
>>6914660
4501 aatcgcgtag aggctttgct attcagcgtt tgatgaatgc aatgcgacag gctcatgctg
4561 atggttggtt tatcgttttt gacactctca cgttggctga cgaccgatta gaggcgtttt
4621 atgataatcc caatgctttg cgtgactatt ttcgtgatat tggtcgtatg gttcttgctg
4681 ccgagggtcg caaggctaat gattcacacg ccgactgcta tcagtatttt tgtgtgcctg
4741 agtatggtac agctaatggc cgtcttcatt tccatgcggt gcactttatg cggacacttc
4801 ctacaggtag cgttgaccct aattttggtc gtcgggtacg caatcgccgc cagttaaata
4861 gcttgcaaaa tacgtggcct tatggttaca gtatgcccat cgcagttcgc tacacgcagg
4921 acgctttttc acgttctggt tggttgtggc ctgttgatgc taaaggtgag ccgcttaaag
4981 ctaccagtta tatggctgtt ggtttctatg tggctaaata cgttaacaaa aagtcagata
5041 tggaccttgc tgctaaaggt ctaggagcta aagaatggaa caactcacta aaaaccaagc
5101 tgtcgctact tcccaagaag ctgttcagaa tcagaatgag ccgcaacttc gggatgaaaa
5161 tgctcacaat gacaaatctg tccacggagt gcttaatcca acttaccaag ctgggttacg
5221 acgcgacgcc gttcaaccag atattgaagc agaacgcaaa aagagagatg agattgaggc
5281 tgggaaaagt tactgtagcc gacgttttgg cggcgcaacc tgtgacgaca aatctgctca
5341 aatttatgcg cgcttcgata aaaatgattg gcgtatccaa cctgca
And I'm pretty sure this is the first time a REAL virus has been posted on 4chan
>>6914661
>>6914660
>>6914658
>>6914657
Thanks OP! I've just decoded it. It read "OP is a gullible faggot that will fall for anything".
>>6914666
Nobody can argue with those trips, even if you're a total faggot from /b/ who is shitting all over a true /sci/entist.
Anyone may post a link to the full paper?
I cannot even find it on pubmed
>>6914576
>biological material may serve as a medium of extraterrestrial communication
Why not as a medium for leprechauns? Or a medium for unicorns? god? big foot? If you are going to just make something up, why pick aliens. Be creative.
>>6914694
\thread
>>6914694
>implying that leprechauns, unicorns, god, or big foot are not aliens
How dense are you?
You can now even do your own exoplanet searching with a cheap DSLR camera.
http://lensvid.com/gear/diy-exoplanet-detector-using-dslr/
Imagine if someone finds ET?
>>6914709
>implying that leprechauns, aliens, god, or big foot are not unicorns
How dense are you?
>>6914715
>implying that einstein is not leprechauns, aliens, god, big foot, and unicorns
How dense are you?
>>6914719
>implying that you are not leprechauns, aliens, big foot, and dense
Are how unicorn god?
>>6914666
This shows your fucking ignorane on biology.
>muh biology is no real science
>muh mathmatics god tier
Oh man, it hurts.
>>6914576
>harvard
The retards have reached it, any hope for the world is gone now. We better kill ourselves before the alien messages are.
>>6914576
hey bio dudes and duderinas
what's this about 97% of the dna code being
....
not for protein synthesis?
...
i've heard "junk dna"
....
help me out
...
I mostly only know math/physics things
>>6914576
after billions of years the DNA would have been mongled and the message corrupted so no
>>6914803
exons are needed for protein synthesis and introns are the gap or "junk" dna but they are also known to be important for transcription factors, mediators, and basically wiggle room for possible mutations
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll5nY8qMbO8
Armando Iannucci related.
>Harvard
>investigates alien DNA in phages
that one gif with those many many facepalms.gif
>>6914803
junk dna is deprecated
its called non-coding dna these days and it doesnt play a role in protein synthesis
except that was wrong too
turns out """junk"" dna regulates gene expression
I mean, it's a cool idea. It'd make more sense if they wrote a paper about how we could encode messages in phage DNA, then it'd wouldn't sound crazy.
It'd be funny if the genes coding for rubisco was facilitated by aliens, it'd be like terraforming.
Wasn't there a thread a week or 2 ago about all life in the universe being a sort of Von Neumann probe? Could this be continuation of that thread?
>>6914739
>you're*
>>6915804
>http://arxiv.org/abs/1312.7128
that's a great one! It got a fair bit of attention when it was released last year. IIRC they looked at search records of some of the disasters/events to see if anyone googled for them before they happened. they found nothing.
>>6915769
>Wasn't there a thread a week or 2 ago about all life in the universe being a sort of Von Neumann probe? Could this be continuation of that thread?
Never seen that thread. In any case, this is interesting.
We need more of this speculative research.
>>6914600
nig you have a lot more samples available (like virtually infinite) if the language is still being used. also if we are talking about an advanced alien race, they must have books with pictures and shit. suppose there is a book with a bunch of images of planets and crap, then you know that it's about astronomy, and if for example the word "xxhgylinuaa" appears often in the section with pictures moons, we can safely say that "xxhgylinuaa" means moon (obv they aren't gonna use the english alphabet, but I don't have an alien keyboard, alien chars are not part of unicode, and you probably don't have the necessary fonts available on your system anyway).
you can also just point at like fucking rocks and signal them that they better say the name of the object.
oh and btw were you born with the english language in your brain? and how do you think people made dictionaries for all the ching-chong-bing-bong languages out there?
>inb4 aliums see a different part of the electromagnetic spectrum
>inb4 they hear different frequencies
>inb4 they're a hivemind
