(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is weighing whether to allow a genetically engineered Atlantic salmon to be the first such animal to be sold as food…

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The Food Standards Agency has discovered that a bull which was bred from a cloned cow has been slaughtered and eaten in the UK.

Stem cell biologist Professor Robin Lovell-Badge told Today presenter Evan Davis that he believes it is safe to eat the meat, adding: “Sometimes a cloned animal will have some abnormalities, doesn’t mean that’s going to be unsafe to eat to begin with. When you breed from that animal you’ll reset all those issues and you’ll be back to perfectly normal.” LISTEN TO PODCAST>>>

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Craig Venter, a multi-millionaire geneticist, last week announced that he had made a living cell from artificial chromosomes, paving the way for the creation of more complex synthetic organisms.

Now a Canadian environmental group aims to ensure the new life forms are never released into nature…

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How did one ape 45,000 years ago happen to turn into a planet dominator? The answer lies in an epochal collision of creativity…

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Synthetic life breakthrough could be worth over a trillion dollars

US geneticist Craig Venter’s ambition is to create organisms that are not only new, but lucrative

Genetic entrepreneur Craig Venter explains how his team of researchers created a new life form – and what happens next Link to this video

It was a dream that began nearly 15 years ago, when Craig Venter, a Vietnam veteran turned geneticist, resolved one day to create a genome from scratch – and with it, make the first ever synthetic life form. Last night, in a dramatic announcement that led some to accuse him of playing God, Venter said the dream had come true, saying he had created an organism with manmade DNA. more>>>

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Venter took synthetic biology to the next level: programming life…

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If you thought nanobots might give us cause for concern when the singularity occurs, how about nanobots made from DNA? U.S. scientists have developed microscopic robots composed of DNA that can follow instructions and work together like an assembly line to make products such as particles of gold…

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We should open our minds to the limitless, mind-boggling possibilities…

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Andrew Hessel reasons that Synthetic Biology will be the next big IT industry. In his remarkable talk Andrew talks about the parallels between IT and biology.

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These trends show that couples with the means are already willing to pay more in the hopes of getting a child with smarter genes…

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Scientists say Canada’s “Enviropig” is both Eco-friendly and Will Cut Farmers’ Feed-Supplement Costs…

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Continuing miniaturization has moved the semiconductor industry well into the nano realm with leading chip manufacturers on their way to…

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Having already set private space travel a flight, the organizers of the X Prize are ready to unveil the future of the cutting edge competitions…

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Mackenzie Cowell is one of a group of amateurs exploring the techniques of synthetic biology which applies the tools and methodologies of engineering and computer science to the field of biology.

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