The J C Venter Institute announced today that they have finally managed to create self-replicating artificial life. Here is the full report.
“This is the first time any synthetic DNA has been in complete control of a cell,” Dr Venter told reporters.
Some great articles/discussion on it are here:
The Economist
BBC News
Edge
And here’s an account from the man himself, Dr. Venter. Note that Dr. Venter is 63 years old and has just provided the world with an amazing discovery. So much for the idea that good science always comes from young minds.
Self-replicating “artificial life” now possible