Last week Dr Craig Venter, a multi-millionaire maverick scientist, announced he had manufactured a synthetic cell using man-made DNA. But now a number of scientists have warned that the creation of a synthetic cell is not the same as creating life.
Dr Donald Bruce, an ethicist and theologian, insisted that Dr Venter has not created synthetic life because “life was already there.” He also urged caution for future research, saying: “Humans are only finite and we are far from perfect. The real ‘playing God’ question is: do we pass over either any moral barrier, or exceed our finite and imperfect abilities, in doing this?” Christian Institute
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