Retro4Life
05-21-2010, 06:04 PM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/8696148.stm
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It is already being described as "one of the most important scientific achievements in the history of mankind" - a new, entirely artificial life form created in a laboratory.
It is not a clone, or a genetically modified organism, but a synthetic living cell.
It is being hailed as a huge scientific step, but some are saying it is a step too far.
The cell was created in the laboratory of American scientist Dr Craig Venter, who told Newsnight that it was a breakthrough that would benefit humanity.
(Video)
It is already being described as "one of the most important scientific achievements in the history of mankind" - a new, entirely artificial life form created in a laboratory.
It is not a clone, or a genetically modified organism, but a synthetic living cell.
It is being hailed as a huge scientific step, but some are saying it is a step too far.
The cell was created in the laboratory of American scientist Dr Craig Venter, who told Newsnight that it was a breakthrough that would benefit humanity.