EvoS Journal: The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium
Volume 7, Issue 1, 2015
Title
Creating Life: A review of ‘Life at the Speed of Light: From the Double Helix to the Dawn of Digital Life’ by J. Craig Venter
Author(s)
Nicholas D. Roy
Abstract
What is life? How did it come to be? What is the difference between natural life and synthetic life? Is there a difference? Should we create life? These are the questions that are now having to be answered by biologists like J. Craig Venter in his book Life at the Speed of Light. In the book, Venter describes both the reason why he pursues his research and how his team of scientists created the first synthetic organism. By telling the personal story behind his team’s research, Venter outlines the coming biotechnological revolution and how his research along with many others’ will pave the road to a future where humans will have the capability to design new life and control the forces of evolution.
DOI
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How to cite this article:
Roy, N. D. (2015). Creating life. EvoS Journal: The Journal of the Evolutionary Studies Consortium, 7(1), 10-12.
