Can we create artificial live forms? The Synthetic Biology

Authors

  • Xochiquetzal Cortés Rodríguez Investigadora de Posdoctoral, Instituto Nacional de Ecología. México.
  • Omar Chassin Noria Facultad Biología, Centro Multidisciplinario de Estudios en Biotecnología, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo. Morelia, Michoacán, México. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5310-4001

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35830/mcya.vi27.710

Keywords:

Synthetic Biology, synthetic genome, origin of life

Abstract

Can you imagine creating artificial living beings? While no living being exists entirely created by humans, there are some organisms whose genetic material was designed by this living being classified as Homo sapiens, a product of biological evolution. In this article, we discuss the advances in this branch of biology that seeks to create biological systems that do not exist in nature, and whose discoveries we cannot predict the impact of on life itself.

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Portada Milenaria, Ciencia y arte No. 27

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Published

2026-03-04

How to Cite

Cortés Rodríguez, X., & Chassin Noria, O. (2026). Can we create artificial live forms? The Synthetic Biology. Milenaria, Ciencia Y Arte, (27), 35–37. https://doi.org/10.35830/mcya.vi27.710

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No. 27 (2026)

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