Synthetic Life?

According to a news item at Yahoo!, “Scientists take step to making synthetic life.” The article continues, “Scientists have taken a first step toward making synthetic life by transferring genetic material from one bacterium into another, transforming the second microbe into a copy of the first.” That seems a bit like putting taco ingredients into a pita and then claiming you’ve taken the first step toward making synthetic food.

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