Artificial life - the race is on
Craig Venter had better watch out - he’s got some competition. Experts in the field predict we’ll see the first successful attempts at creating “wet artificial lifeforms” within three to ten years.
Lego lifeforms - the progress of synthetic biology
Biotech is really hitting its stride as far as rapid progress - and grabbing headlines - is concerned. New Scientist takes a look at the work of Craig Venter - the tycoon who recently attempted to patent a ‘minimal genome’ - who claims his team have passed an important milestone in the journey towards creating entirely synthetic bacteria … and at his competitors, who believe that Venter’s
project isn’t creating genuine synthetic life at all.
