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Editorial
Nature 447, 1031-1032 (28 June 2007) | doi:10.1038/4471031b; Published online 27 June 2007
Meanings of 'life'
Many a technology has at some time or another been deemed an affront to God, but perhaps none invites the accusation as directly as synthetic biology. Only a deity predisposed to cut-and-paste would suffer any serious challenge from genetic engineering as it has been practised in the past.
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