Scientist 's team announces creation of a cell controlled by a synthetic chromosome . J. Craig Venter said it 's the first self-replicating species whose parent is a computer . Venter : " The genome has been programmed to make proteins, and we have created an organism that can do this. He says creating life is key to understanding life .
Scientist 's team announces creation of a cell controlled by a synthetic chromosome . J. Craig Venter said it 's the first self-replicating species whose parent is a computer . Venter : Work holds promise for new vaccines and ways to use carbon dioxide productively . He says creating life is key to understanding life .