Scientists Create First Cell Controlled by Synthetic Genome

Nope. Genetically MODIFIED cells simply alter an existing DNA and make the cell adapt to it.

These guys created DNA out of scrap, added it to a cell, AND IT WORKED. Using chemicals, these guys CREATED THE VERY BASIS OF LIFE.

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This, and thank you for clarifying this for me. im a dunce when it comes to actual scientific terms, and trying to reiterate how i interpret things, but thats basically what i meant by that comment "I'm already starting to think we're one step closer to Terminator with this mixed with the advent of Ferrofluids;" nanotechnology will eventually reach a point where computers can be made so small they can be fitted into micromachines. combine that with a liquid metal thats capable of changing its form via magnetic forces, and... computer synthesized cells(?), and you've got the basics of a Terminator by my book. (note: never seen any of the Terminator movies, but i know enough of the lore of the machines.)