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Synthetic DNA research could lead to the creation of artificial life, Irish professor says
There's nothing to stop scientists creating artificial life, said an Irish scientist after a UK charity announced support for a project to create synthetic DNA.
The Wellcome Trust – a London-based charity that funds health research with legacy funding from deceased pharmaceutical magnate Henry Wellcome – is to provide £10m (€8.5m) for the new Synthetic Human Genome Project (SynHG). The news was first reported yesterday by the BBC.
