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 [scienceblogs Channel : Life Science] ZOMFG!!!!11!!! ARTIFICIAL LIFE!!!11!!!! (Well, Not Exactly ...: (not that Venter's ego really needs any boosting: did you see how the CVI watermarked the synthetic genome? They put in sequences of nucleotides that when translated to amino acids read "*CRAIGVENTER*" etc.)

[p2pnet.net - the original daily p2p and digital media news site, updated throughout the day] Scientists one step from artificial life: p2pnet news | Off Topic:- Biologist and entrepreneur Craig Venter says he’s created a synthetic chromosome, "knocking down one of the final hurdles to building the world’s first artificial life form," says Guardian Unlimited. ...

 [Literature] Another step towards the first artificial organism: Does the cell have information embedded within it that is as important, if not more important, as the digital DNA information? These questions are being asked by people who have not bought into the popular genetic reductionism that has become dominant in this research arena.

 [Wired Science] An Open Letter to the J. Craig Venter Institute: or "My other genome is an F-16"-- would have defused the hype while capturing the moment's grandeur. After all, as a friend pointed out over dinner last night, carving your names like so much block-type graffiti implies a certain egotismand lack of imagination.

[Indepth Blog] craig venter: And he has sailed around the world collecting water samples in order to map the genomes of aquatic organisms So yesterday s announcement that J Craig Venter 61 had reached a major benchmark in the quest to synthesize artificial life .

[Small Things Considered] Gleanings: Countless benefits and unforeseen evils: Does this news mean, as headlines imply, that we are creating artificial life? My answer is no.

 [Wired Science] Synthetic Bazaar vs. Cathedral: Intellectual Property and the ...: Significant scientific question marks -- how to activate genes, what many genes actually do -- remain in the booting process, so there's a long way togo before dreams of bacteria-powered cars arerealized. Nevertheless, the JCVI feat was a marvelousproof-of-principle for synthetic biology, and a sign that it's not tooearly to start thinking about some of the issues that will shape thereality of this promising field.

[Cool Remedy] Are we creating artificial life?: Yes artificial life. Last June Craig Venter of Craig Venter institute in Rockville Maryland announced that they have successfully synthesized an entire genome or .

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