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RE: Scientists Create a Completely New, Never Seen Before Life Form
I can agree to disagree. Recoding DNA in this way is not like shuffling alphabet letters. It's like creating a new alphabet entirely.
I can agree to disagree. Recoding DNA in this way is not like shuffling alphabet letters. It's like creating a new alphabet entirely.
And so, to briefly continue our disagreement... ;)
OK, so, you've added two letters - X, Y... but, what do they mean? They have no "meaning" in the sense that they do not encode for proteins. They are merely "noise" in the context of an otherwise meaningful alphabet. What we have so far is an interesting experiment, more of a stunt... not really anything that can truly be called "new" in the general context of "life."
Will they gain meaning in the future? Perhaps, but there is no indication at this point that they will.