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Craig Venter unveils "synthetic life"

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Craig Venter and team make a historic announcement: they've created the first fully functioning, reproducing cell controlled by synthetic DNA. He explains how they did it and why the achievement marks the beginning of a new era for science.

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TED.com

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TEDTalks, TED in the Field, TED, Talks, DNA, biology, business, genetics, life, science, technology, 2010

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