Poetry Encoded: Can a "Conan" Bacterium Hold the Key to Artistic Immortality? The Xenotext Experiment.

Xenotext Experiment encodes a poem into bacterium DNA, using resilient Deinococcus radiodurans. It merges art and science, creating a glowing, potentially immortal dialogue.

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1. Art is now driving science, with scientists developing new techniques solely to assist in the creation of new art.

2. Artistic immortality is redefined; lasting a century is insignificant, with the potential for work to be deciphered by Fermi aliens a billion years from now.

3. The author suggests it's better for AI to cause human extinction sooner rather than later.