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In a nutshell, what Venter and Smith propose to do is create a very simple microbe. Some viruses have only 400 or 500 genes. Venter and Smith are going to remove the genes from one such tiny bug, synthesize a new set of genes, drop them into the bug and see if the new instructions will bring the microbe to life. If they do and if the genes are a blueprint that has never existed before in nature then these two scientists can say that they have created the world’s first artificial microbe.
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