linkedin post 2013-07-31 14:23:31

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ARTIFICIAL LIFE (A-LIFE): the world's first artificial cell was created by Venter in 2010, a monumental landmark; Venter's audacious dream of "creating new life forms that never existed before" is now feasible. For him, this means useful bugs that can make biofuels or degrade toxic pollutants. But it could include more bizarre Lego Life Forms, limited only by our imaginations. View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2013-08-01 05:12:30

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ARTIFICIAL LIFE (A-LIFE): the world's first artificial cell was created by Venter in 2010, a monumental landmark; Venter's audacious dream of "creating new life forms that never existed before" is now feasible. For him, this means useful bugs that can make biofuels or degrade toxic pollutants. But it could include more bizarre Lego Life Forms, limited only by our imaginations. View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2013-08-01 05:14:24

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ENGINEERED LIFE FORMS will likely expand the repertoire of the simplest single cell organisms first (Venter 2010), because they are the least difficult to engineer. These extremely diverse and plentiful creatures occur in almost all ecological niches, with astonishing metabolic diversity. By splicing the DNA of one form with another, it is probable that useful organisms will be created; and equally, the potential exists for the creation of formidable pathogens and destructive life forms. View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2013-08-01 05:16:30

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ENGINEERED LIFE FORMS using artificial chromosomes inserted into all cells in a heterologous or autologous species has already been accomplished (mouse knock-in genes in mice, and human chromosomes in mice). This potentially goes far beyond the dream of gene therapy, to "enhanced living", such as human memory, performance, physical traits, and sensory super-enhancement. Legislation and ethical concerns will never stop this exploitation in the far reaches of the globe. View in LinkedIn
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