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Regina G. Barber

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Synthetic Cells: The Next Bioengineering Frontier

Like how is build a cell, your effort different and maybe even like improving on that research?

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Synthetic Cells: The Next Bioengineering Frontier

And that's the bottom-up method.

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Synthetic Cells: The Next Bioengineering Frontier

Yeah, it makes me think of the Lego movie of, like, the different lands.

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Synthetic Cells: The Next Bioengineering Frontier

Yes.

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Synthetic Cells: The Next Bioengineering Frontier

And, like, one's already built versus, like, if you just go to, like, an open area.

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Synthetic Cells: The Next Bioengineering Frontier

Or, like, in Minecraft where you go into somebody's, like, realm already that already exists versus, like, going to your realm where you can build something.

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Synthetic Cells: The Next Bioengineering Frontier

Kate's like, yes.

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Synthetic Cells: The Next Bioengineering Frontier

So where is the field right now?

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Synthetic Cells: The Next Bioengineering Frontier

Like how close are you to creating synthetic life?

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Synthetic Cells: The Next Bioengineering Frontier

Yeah.

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Synthetic Cells: The Next Bioengineering Frontier

Last question.

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Synthetic Cells: The Next Bioengineering Frontier

There are many scientists that are working towards this goal, including both of you.

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Synthetic Cells: The Next Bioengineering Frontier

Why is building a cell from scratch so important?

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Synthetic Cells: The Next Bioengineering Frontier

Kate, Drew, thank you so much for talking to me today about synthetic cells.

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Synthetic Cells: The Next Bioengineering Frontier

I learned a lot.

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Synthetic Cells: The Next Bioengineering Frontier

Thank you so much.

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Synthetic Cells: The Next Bioengineering Frontier

Thank you.

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Synthetic Cells: The Next Bioengineering Frontier

It was a pleasure.

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Synthetic Cells: The Next Bioengineering Frontier

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Synthetic Cells: The Next Bioengineering Frontier

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