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Craig Venter creates synthetic life form
File this under “holy carp!” Considering all of the studies you have been doing in science about life and genetics, this story should be of interest to you. While you’re reading the article, see if there are any names that you recognize. There should be. Right, Max? And, in case you didn’t know, the J. Craig Venter Institute is located just up the road.
Update: Here’s a video (via Robin) about synthetic biology that would be useful to watch to make some sense of this news.
