Synthetic Human Genome Project gets go ahead

In a controversial project to create the building blocks of human life in what is believed to be a world before scratch, studies have started.

The research has so far been taboo because of concerns that it may lead to unpredictable changes to designer babies or future generations.

But now the world’s largest medical charity, The Wellcome Trust, has given the top 10 million pounds to start the project and says it has the potential to be better than damage by accelerating treatments for many incurable disease.

Dr. Julian Sale told BBC News that the research was the next giant jump in biology.

“The sky is the border. As we get older, we look at the therapies that will heal people’s lives, and as they get older, we look at healthier aging with less illness.

“We want to use this approach to produce damaged organs, for example in the liver and heart, even in the immune system, to produce the disease -resistant cells that we can use to re -fill.”

However, critics are afraid that the research has paved the way for unscrupulous researchers who want to create advanced or modified people.

Beyond GM, the director of the campaign group. “We like to think that all scientists are there to do good, but science can be redesigned for harm and war”.

The details of the project were given to the BBC News on the 25th anniversary of the completion of the Human Genome Project, which mapped the molecules in human DNA and is also largely financed by Wellcome.

Each cell in our body contains a molecule called DNA with the genetic information they need. DNA is made of only four smaller blocks called A, G, C and T, which are repeated in various combinations. Surprisingly, it contains all genetic information that makes us physically.

The human genome project enabled scientists to read all human genes like a barcode. The new study, called synthetic human genome project, will potentially lead it to a giant leap – it will allow researchers not to read not only a DNA molecule, but also one day – maybe one day – molecule with molecule and molecule from scratch.

The first purpose of scientists is to develop ways to build human DNA blocks until they synthesize a human chromosome. These include genes that manage development, repair and maintenance.

These can then be examined and tried to learn more about how genes and DNA regulate our body.

According to Wellcome Sanger Insitute Director Prof Matthew Hurles, which lists the biggest proportion of the human genome, many diseases occur when these genes go wrong.

“Creating DNA from scratch allows us to test and test how DNA works and testing new theories, because we can really do it by changing DNA in DNA, which is currently in living systems”.

The work of the project will not be limited to testing tubes and dishes and will not have an attempt to create synthetic life. However, technology will provide researchers an unprecedented control over human life systems.

Although the project is hunted for medical benefits, there is nothing to stop by unscrupulous scientists who abuse technology.

According to Prof Bill Earnshaw, a great dignified genetic scientist who designs an artificial human chromosomes at the University of Edinburgh, they can try to create creatures with biological weapons, developed people and even human DNA.

“Genie came out of the bottle.” “Now we can get a series of restrictions, but if an organization with access to appropriate machines has decided to synthesize anything, I don’t think we can stop them”

Thomas is concerned about how technology will be commercialized by health companies developing treatments from research.

“If we manage to create synthetic body parts or even synthetic people, then who owns it. And who owns the data from these creations?”

Considering the potential abuse of technology, the question of WellCome is why they choose to finance it. According to Dr Tom Collins, which led to financing, the decision was not gently.

“We asked ourselves what the cost of inertia was.” He said.

“This technology will be developed one day, so we are trying to do it as responsible as possible at least as possible and confront ethical and moral questions as clearly as possible”.

A special social science program, which is published with the scientific development of the project, will be managed by Prof Joy Zhang, a sociologist at Kent University.

“We want to get the opinions of experts, social scientists and especially the people about how they can be related to technology and how they can be useful for themselves and what questions and concerns they get.” He said.