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How far are we from instantiating the proper embryo then?

• ServiceNigga 2y ago
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  • dang 2y ago
    If you keep doing this, we will have to ban your main account as well, so it would be good if you would stop.
• margalabargala 2y ago
  Quite far. Not only do you need to synthesize the proper genomic sequence (barely possible), but it needs to be packed into a valid chromosome structure with a valid epigenome. Then that needs to be placed into a cell with valid RNAs, compatible chloroplasts and mitochondria, compatible proteins in a compatible configuration, etc. Creating all of that de novo for a plant is well beyond current capabilities. This is why when we clone e.g. a sheep, we transfer a nucleus from the cell of one individual into the cell of a different individual. It is much easier to mix and match pieces of different cells from the same species, than to create those pieces from raw materials.
• dflock 2y ago
  Creating artificial seeds, from scratch, based on a stored DNA sequence? Pretty far - that's still SciFi at this point.