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Vatican on synthetic cell creation: 'interesting'

The Vatican had praise Saturday for this week's announcement that scientists had created the world's first synthetic cell, calling it an "interesting result" that could help cure disease.Read More

Craig Venter's research is scary, but not in the way you think

It is painful to discover from Craig Venter's synthetic DNA that the glory of life boils down to pure chemical reactions, says Alasdair Palmer.Read More