Artificial Life Likely in 3 to 10 Years - The Huffington Post

Artificial Life Likely in 3 to 10 Years - The Huffington Post: "Around the world, a handful of scientists are trying to create life from scratch and they're getting closer. Experts expect an announcement within three to 10 years from someone in the now little-known field of 'wet artificial life.' 'It's going to be a big deal and everybody's going to know about it,' said Mark Bedau, chief operating officer of ProtoLife of Venice, Italy, one of those in the race. 'We're talking about a technology that could change our world in pretty fundamental ways _ in fact, in ways that are impossible to predict.'"