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US scientists close to creating artificial life: study

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posted on Jan, 24 2008 @ 02:15 PM
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US scientists close to creating artificial life: study


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US scientists have taken a major step toward creating the first ever artificial life form by synthetically reproducing the DNA of a bacteria, according to a study published Thursday.

The move, which comes after five years of research, is seen as the penultimate stage in the endeavour to create an artificial life form based entirely on a man-made DNA genome -- something which has tantalised scientists and sci-fi writers for years.

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posted on Jan, 24 2008 @ 02:15 PM
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For some reason I can see this as going very very wrong. True, there will be some benefits. But ultimately if this goes south, and it could very well in the future, it could change the face of our known planet.

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