Biology: Concepts and Investigations 2nd Edition by Mariëlle Hoefnagels

Exercise 56

Biologist J. Craig Venter has designed and built an artificial chromosome, based on the DNA in a bacterial cell. If he wants to use that DNA in an artificial cell, what other ingredients will he need? Can you foresee any benefits from, or ethical problems with, the ability to create artificial life? What do you need to know to be able to answer these questions?