This synthetic genome tech means that life-forms can be customized depending on what aspects need to be enhanced. As part of the Sc2.0 Project, for example, the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae was ...

“Life is complex, and while we do have genome annotations ... which is the potential for scientific knowledge to be used in both helpful and harmful ways. 15 For example, synthetic microbial strains ...

He’s most excited by Yeast 2.0’s potential to accelerate research into the secrets of plant life. Synthetic chromosomes ... of a fungal pathogen, for example. This visionary project found ...