The extraordinary discovery of these days, announced by Craig Venter, there is no attack on the sanctity of life, but it represents a big step forward from the technological point of view, although conceptually it is not so distant than that from the 80's have and continue to do all researchers.
The artificial DNA was added to a mycoplasma could be the key to bringing
's right to correct information such as a genetic defect. Create artificial organisms to produce alternative energy and clean up the 'environmental objectives are still science fiction, but what you can have real implications in medicine?
Definitely a 'significant breakthrough in gene therapy, but diseases like cancer or transplants themselves are still too complex to benefit from this discovery. The way to achieve a personalized medicine is still arduous and long.
Giulio Tarro
