RE: Scientists create synthetic life.
May 21, 2010 at 2:16 am
(This post was last modified: May 21, 2010 at 2:17 am by The_Flying_Skeptic.)
(May 21, 2010 at 2:05 am)Tiberius Wrote: @TFS
This had nothing to do with abiogenesis. What they did was start from a bunch of chemicals in the lab, and synthesize the genome from scratch. They even coded specific markers (they call them "watermarks") which contain encoded lists of the researchers names, and website urls.
yeah. i never said that it was abiogenesis. the video posted here made no mention of the distinction between the experiments involving synthetic life and abiogenesis and I was only emphasizing the difference to clarify. Thanks for further clarification.
"They even coded specific markers (they call them "watermarks") which contain encoded lists of the researchers names, and website urls."
I knew that? is that proof the pieces of DNA they 'bought' were created by artificial means?