US EditionBreakthrough in Synthetic Biology Is Far From 'Playing God'
- Scientists have launched a five-year Synthetic Human Genome project aiming to build the first synthetic human chromosome.
- The project builds on 2010 efforts when Venter created the first synthetic cell by assembling a bacterial genome from scratch.
- Researchers hope this project will improve understanding of life’s essential building blocks and help find cures for genetic diseases while addressing ethical concerns.
- Wellcome Trust supports the project with $13.7 million, and Jason Chin said synthesizing large genomes may transform genome biology and biotechnology.
- The project also investigates socio-ethical and policy implications over five years, reflecting caution despite scientific progress in genome synthesis and editing.
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nin.rsThe technology will allow researchers unprecedented control over human living systems.
A British research team is the first in the world to attempt to artificially recreate human DNA.
Cambridge has launched an unprecedented scientific history project in which scientists hope from scratch, atom after atom, to collect the structural components of human DNA from their original chemical elements.
Scientists Playing God are Building Human DNA From the Ground Up
Biological science has made such astonishing leaps in the last few decades, such as precise gene editing, that scientists are now tackling the next logical — yet inherently controversial — step: fabricating human DNA from the ground up. Details are a bit vague, but a team of scientists in the United Kingdom have embarked on a new project to construct what they describe in a statement as the "first synthetic human chromosome." The scientists hope…
Dr Pat Thomas, director of campaign group Beyond GM, said: "We like to think that all scientists are there to do good, but science can be repurposed to do evil and used for warfare."
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