World Science Festival | It’s Alive, But Is It Life: Synthetic Biology and the Future of Creation

• Science & Health

Can we create life in the laboratory? After decades of genetic engineering, are we on the verge of true creation? Synthetic biologists will have to design, build, and assemble the hardware and the software of life. But if they’re successful, will the end result resemble life on Earth? Or will scientists create a novel version, perhaps a hint of the form life might take on planets beyond our own? Will this research tell us more about the origin of life on earth or the evolutionary paths not taken? Join a distinguished group of biologists, engineers, and chemists who are edging closer to breathing life into matter.

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