Scientists have successfully created artificial life forms

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Scientists have made significant strides in synthetic biology, successfully designing and constructing reduced and synthetic genomes as well as artificial protocells and mirror-image life systems.

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The retrieved literature documents notable achievements in synthetic biology, including the creation of synthetic genomes, minimal cells, and engineered mirror-image biological systems, supporting the claim that scientists have successfully created artificial life forms.

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Reduction-to-synthesis: the dominant approach to genome-scale synthetic biology.

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Kangsan Kim, Donghui Choe, Suhyung Cho, B. Palsson, Byung-Kwan Cho. Reduction-to-synthesis: the dominant approach to genome-scale synthetic biology.. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2024.02.008

Reviews progress in reduced genomes and bottom-up synthesis leading toward total genome construction.

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Insights into a functional synthetic plant genome

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Fei Du, Junbiao Dai, Yuling Jiao. Insights into a functional synthetic plant genome. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.19979

Discusses the design and generation of synthetic eukaryotic organisms and chromosomes.

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Mirror Life: Bridging Chirality, Ethics, and the Foundations of Life Creation

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Yuan-yuan Li, Madineh Moradialvand, Lauren-Ashley Asbridge, Kevin B. Frazier, F. R. Tay, Pooyan Makvandi. Mirror Life: Bridging Chirality, Ethics, and the Foundations of Life Creation. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202510791

Explores the creation of orthogonal biological systems and mirror-image synthetic life architectures.

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