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 [...]