By: Charles Q. Choi, InnovationNewsDaily Contributor Published: 04/19/2012 04:26 PM EDT on InnovationNewsDaily Synthetic molecules resembling DN...
The promise of the field of synbio as a whole is that scientists will be able to employ this type of genome synthesis to create customized life forms for a wide array of purposes. The peril is exactly the same as the promise.
Once scientists become nimble at synthesizing the human genome, will they use that technology wisely? Who decides how and when the technology should be employed? And how can those decisions be enforced?
The Craig Venter endeavor was expensive, glitzy -- and banal. My advice to bioethicists is to save their energy for truly fearsome items.
WASHINGTON — Scientists announced a bold step Thursday in the enduring quest to create artificial life. They've produced a living cell powered b...
WASHINGTON — It's another step in the quest to create artificial organisms: Scientists have synthesized the complete DNA of a type of bacteria. ...
