Wednesday, May 26, 2010

“Artificial life” created in lab

Written by Will on May 23rd, 2010

We knew the time was coming. The first “artificial” life has been created in a lab. The positive potential to society will be astounding as this technology progresses (as will the potential negatives).

Scientists in the US have succeeded in developing the first living cell to be controlled entirely by synthetic DNA.

The researchers constructed a bacterium's “genetic software” and transplanted it into a host cell.

The resulting microbe then looked and behaved like the species “dictated” by the synthetic DNA.

via BBC News – ‘Artificial life’ breakthrough announced by scientists.

Below is a video interview with Dr. Venter:

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