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Table of contents :
Content: Dublin, 1943-2012 --
Chemical synthesis as proof --
Dawn of the digital age of biology --
Digitizing life --
Synthetic Phi X 174 --
First synthetic genome --
Converting one species into another --
Synthesis of the M. Mycoides genome --
Inside a synthetic cell --
Life by design --
Biological teleportation --
Life at the speed of light.