"Not Life" Vatican Says of Synthetic Cell

Today CNN reported from Rome, Italy that the The Vatican praised scientists who created the world's first synthetic cell, calling it an "interesting result" that could help cure disease. However, scientists must "join courage with caution," said an article in the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano last Saturday. "They touch a very fragile territory where the environment and manipulation play a role that cannot be underestimated.".

"The weight of the DNA is great, and great are the expectations of genetic science," L'Osservatore Romano said. "Nevertheless, the DNA, even though it is an excellent engine, is not life."

Genetics pioneer J. Craig Venter, who runs an eponymous U.S. Institute for Genomic Research, announced Thursday that he and his team had created artificial life for the first time. Venter said his team had not created life.

"We created a new cell. It's alive. But we didn't create life from scratch," he said.

Poem: پایان وحشت End terror

by Julie Jigsawnovich

من و تحت کنترل نگه داشته بود. I was kept under control.

من از ترس و کامل بود ، و تحت کنترل نگه داشته. I was full of fear, and kept under control.

من دیگر نمی ترسم. I no longer fear.

ما آموخته We learned
به پیروی از قوانین. to follow the rules.

ولی در حال حاضر ما به تحقق بخشیدن به But now we realize
بعضی از قوانین هستند اشتباه است. some laws are wrong.

ما دیگر نمی ترسند. We no longer fear.

هیچ کس حق دارد که از No one has the right to
شما بگویید که چگونه زندگی کنید. tell you how to live.

هیچ کس حق دارد که از No one has the right to
شما بگویید که چگونه می میرند. tell you how to die.

پایان وحشت End terror