Synthetic biology: Creating life from scratch? By Bioethics Observatory Published On: January 27th, 2026

https://bioethicsobservatory.org/2026/01/synthetic-biology-creating-life-from-scratch/48361/?utm_source=mailpoet&utm_medium=email&utm_source_platform=mailpoet The launch of the Synthetic Human Genome Project, supported by the Wellcome Trust, marks a new milestone in genetic research by raising the possibility of creating human DNA synthetically. This advance, supported by increasingly powerful artificial intelligence tools, opens up enormous therapeutic expectations, but also raises profound bioethical questions. Questions about the limits of human intervention, the associated risks, and moral responsibility in the face of technologies capable of transforming the very nature of life.