"Synthia" is the name of the first artificial lifeform born on Earth

The Dawn of the Age of Artificial Life is Here...
quote: "Venter’s genome-swapping technique is, without question, the most morally challenging issue faced by man since scientists first split up the atom."

New Life Forms Now Created

Quoted: PhysOrg news: US scientist to announce 'artificial life' breakthrough: report

Craig Venter has built a synthetic chromosome using chemicals in his laboratory Britain's Guardian newspaper reported today!!!!!!!!!!!

"he is to announce the discovery within weeks and could possibly unveil it as early as Monday.

The breakthrough, which Venter hopes could help develop new energy sources to combat global warming, would be "a very important philosophical step in the history of our species."

"We are going from reading our genetic code to the ability to write it. That gives us the hypothetical ability to do things never contemplated before," he added.

The chromosome which Venter and his team has created is known as Mycoplasma laboratorium and, in the final step of the process, will be transplanted into a living cell where it should "take control," effectively becoming a new life form."