Jawaan!

The discovery of DNA is one of the most important events in the history of mankind, allowing us to access the program that writes what we are – but what’s the point in perfecting ourselves while the planet dies around us?  That’s the question asked by Dr Craig Venter, and he believes he has the answer. Genomics, the science and practice of controlling DNA, means we aren’t restricted to just analyzing organisms that already exist.  Instead we can create our own creatures to perform new functions, and while the technologies are still crude so far (more “ramming genes into each other” than “carefully constructed”), for the first time there really is intelligent design involved in the creation of life. Speaking to BBC One Dr Venter described the incredible carbon emission problem facing humanity.  The simple facts are that there are six billion of us, and more are coming, emitting four billion tons of carbon a year, and more is coming, and carbon in the atmosphere causes a greenhouse effect.  These are not vague theories: these are scientific facts which spell disaster for the species and death for our current mode of life

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Can Artificial Lifeforms Capture Carbon to Create New Fuels? Craig Venter Says "Yes"