American biologist and geneticist Craig Venter, who was the first to map the human genome, said: forget about life on Mars - we will recreate alien life forms on Earth.
Scientist Craig Venter, who created an artificial genome (hereditary material enclosed in a cell) and implanted it into a cell, said that soon the ministers of science will recreate alien life forms on our planet.
According to the famous geneticist, scientists will be able to develop not only cells, but also whole organisms using software and 3D printers.
“The day is not far off when we can send a robot to other planets to sequence the genome of alien life forms to read the DNA sequence of any alien microbe,” explains Venter. “If we can get this material back to Earth, then we can reconstruct their genomes. We then use a synthetic version of the Martian genome to recreate Martian life on Earth."
The biologist also claims that this method can be used in the opposite direction: for example, aliens could sequence human DNA to recreate homo sapiens on their planet.
During a conversation with a journalist, the geneticist noted that scientists who have already created a synthetic cell will be able to change and manipulate DNA to create special microorganisms.
"This achievement (creating an organism with an artificial genome) will be part of a genetic revolution and will provide humanity with drought and disease resistant crops, as well as animals that will provide food and medicine," Venter said.
The scientist added that artificially created cells can be used to increase the level of intelligence or even prolong a person's life.
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Currently, a geneticist is trying to patent a method for the synthesis of a living organism called laboratory Mycoplasma (Latin - Mycoplasma laboratorium). Wetner hopes that this technology will allow the synthesis of bacteria that will produce biofuels, as well as fight global warming by absorbing greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane and others).
