"Venter says that efforts to synthesise his minimal genome from scratch are still in progress, but once it is ready, the transplant method should allow the first bacterium with a synthetic genome

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Does our planet harbour as yet undiscovered lifeforms based on silicon instead of carbon? It's an old (and somewhat cranky) idea, but some respected astronomer dude is writing a book about the possibi

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