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Dec 15 2008

Americans Ignorant of Plans to Create Artificial Life – Synthetic Biology

Posted by Frank Whittemore in Futurism, Singularity News

If you’ve never heard of the exciting field of synthetic biology, you’re not alone…

Click here for an introductory article on the subject.

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