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To: longnshort who wrote (8442)	2/7/2012 5:27:11 PM
From: mel221	Respond to of 85487

This is a stepping stone. Progress being made. A little bit each and every day. The reason for using this approach is the vast resources spent in understanding and manipulating DNA. We read about DNA research every day. Applications of DNA manipulations are considered to be very profitable and are highly funded. Creating the cytoplasm has not progressed as far. A few companies and researchers are focusing how to create stem cells, but the path of least resistance is to start with an existing cell. Research is often focused on solving hard problems via a series of small problems. Creating an entire cell in 1 operation is an impossible task (today). So, the researchers are doing projects like this to increase the overall understanding of what is actually happening. many specialists say the work hasn't yet crossed the line of truly creating new life from scratch. This is exactly true, today. Stay tuned for the next report.