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Synthetic yeast project unveils cells with 50% artificial DNA, and says yeast cells with fully synthetic genomes are about a year away. (www.science.org)

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[–] Lugh@futurology.today 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's thought-provoking to wonder where synthetic biology technology will be in ten years' time. Its development is being accelerated by the rapid advances in AI. Deepmind's AlphaFold illustrates that trend in action.

If a fully synthetic yeast cell is just one year away - how soon will there be a fully synthetic multicellular organism? Evolution has created millions of varieties of those over billions of years, will AI be even more capable?

[–] CanadaPlus@futurology.today 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

AI is just a one piece of the puzzle, honestly. CRISPr is fully online now, and new imaging techniques and projects are also coming. Biology is going to be on fire for the next couple decades.