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“First Cell Controlled Completely By A Synthetic Genome”
20 May 2010
William Dembski
Uncommon Descent
Big news at Craig Venter’s Synthetic Genomics:
Summary: Link 1
Press Release: Link 2
The rhetoric is interesting. What they’ve done is stuck a synthetic genome inside a nonsynthetic cell. Nonetheless, they’ve slipped into talking of a “synthetic bacterial cell.” Indeed, one headline reads “The First Self-Replicating Synthetic Bacterial Cell.” This is hype.
If something is going to be called “synthetic,” shouldn’t the whole of it be synthesized and not merely a minuscule portion of it? Also, does such a cell knowably signal design and, if so, why wouldn’t cells untouched by Synthetic Genomics do the same, i.e., implicate design?
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Cell Controlled Completely By A Synthetic Genome?
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I would say this is a major accomplishment and that the DNA isn't a miniscule portion but rather the major portion.
ReplyDeleteI think, of course, this has little to with the issue of life's origin, so that's beside the point. I think this does have to do with the satanic and idle curiosity of these scientists.
Certainly this is far greater than "Dolly" unfortunately the public has mostly stopped paying attention and given these companies a pass to do as they will. Especially when it comes to patenting DNA.
I read some comments by atheist scientist on this find and they basically dismiss the claim as well. My hunch this is pretty much a scam like the scientist in South Korea, who faked cloned cells. Someone is looking for more funding for their research. Basically, these guys were just doing basic genetic engineering and are calling it something else. No one has the ability to construction dha and rna from scratch and create a new life process. Scientist are just starting to understand the basic mechanics of dna.
ReplyDeleteAnother good article:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.evolutionnews.org/2010/05/has_craig_venter_produced_arti.html
You simply can't trust a mad scientist.
ReplyDeleteAnother interesting article:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/01/science/01angi.html?pagewanted=1
http://www.the-scientist.com/article/display/57523/
ReplyDeleteA bioethicist explores the soul of Venter’s new life form and of his experiment