On the verge of creating synthetic life
Summary
“Can we create new life out of our digital universe?” Craig Venter asks. His answer is “yes”—and pretty soon. He walks through his latest research and promises that we’ll soon be able to build and boot up a synthetic chromosome.
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Craig Venter In 2001, Craig Venter made headlines for sequencing the human genome. In 2003, he started mapping the ocean's biodiversity. Now he's working to create the first synthetic lifefo...
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