Craig Venter his team created the first fully functioning,
reproducing cell created by synthetic DNA. He explains how they did
it and why the achievement marks the beginning of a new era for science.
In 2001, Craig Venter made headlines for sequencing the human
genome. In 2003, he started mapping the ocean's biodiversity. And now
he's created the first synthetic lifeforms ! Craig venter is the poster boy for science, creating completly new synthetic lifeforms, and leading the effort in using new and dynamic life forms to preform and complete task's. Craig Venter many messages is how we can take inorganic material and turn them into artificial lifeforms living, and reproducing cells. Since his new milestone, he has achieve great media and investment opportunity. Many have invested in his comany such as intel giant with a $5million investment. As well as a $600million investment from Exxon in his biofuels technology company Synthetic Genomics Inc.
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