We have 200 trillion cells, and the outcome of each of them is almost 100 percent genetically determined. And that's what our experiment with the first synthetic genome proves, at least in the case of really simple bacteria. It's the interactions of all those separate genetic units that give us the physiology that we see.

You'd need a very specialized electron microscope to get down to the level to actually see a single strand of DNA.

The future of society is 100% dependent on scientific advances.

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