Designing an organism
Interesting to see: The Richard Dimbleby Lecture 2007: ‘A DNA Driven World’ by Dr. J. Craig Venter. I found it on Youtube in 5 parts (1, 2, 3, 4, 5). A transcript of his lecture can be found here. The century ahead will be fundamentally shaped by advances in biology, Venter says. His current aim: Design an organism capable of creating energy.
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I didn’t watch the lecture yet, but what does “creating energy” mean?
Collecting and storing energy seems possible, but _creating_? And all creatures collect and store energy. Sometimes we can even use that energy (e.g. by burning wood or by letting a horse pull a cart).
Could you please elaborate a bit?