Watch me unveil "synthetic life"

Name: Watch me unveil "synthetic life"
Uploaded: 2010-05-21T09:13:00Z
Duration: 18 min
Description: Craig Venter and team make a historic announcement: they've created the first fully functioning, reproducing cell controlled by synthetic DNA. He explains how they did it and why the achievement marks the beginning of a new era for science.

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Craig Venter |

TED in the Field

• May 2010

Craig Venter and team make a historic announcement: they've created the first fully functioning, reproducing cell controlled by synthetic DNA. He explains how they did it and why the achievement marks the beginning of a new era for science.

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