Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men;
1 Corinhians 1:25
"J. Craig Venter, best
known for being the first to sequence the human genome in 2000, is recognized
as one of the leading scientists of the 21st century. Ten years after
his important accomplishment, 
The final laboratory product is now known to have the world’s most bare-bone genome. Named syn3.0
In his relentless pursuit to “understand the molecular and biological function of every gene in a cell,” Venter released the latest findings discovered in his genetics research laboratory in Southern California. The paper, entitled “Design and Synthesis of a Minimal Bacterial Genome,” was published on March 25, 2016 in the journal Science. The findings have emerged as a new genomic evolution nightmare for Craig Venter.
Venter’s research team attempted whittling down the genome of a simple bacterium, Mycoplasma mycoides, for the purpose of revealing the bare-bones set of genetic instructions capable of reproducing life.
“To me, the most interesting thing is what it tells us about what we don’t know,” said Jack Szostak, a biochemist at Harvard University who was not involved in the study in an interview with Singer. “So many genes of unknown function seem to be essential.”
Of the 473 genes studied, the function of 149, (31% of the 473) could not be determined. Venter concludes –
“The minimal cell concept appears simple at first
glance but becomes more complex upon close inspection… Unexpectedly, it also
contains 149 genes with unknown biological functions, suggesting the presence of
undiscovered functions that are essential for life.”
Darwin Then & Now
