Transmitting DNA sequence over the web and printing life at a distance. Not a fantasy, just the future

Craig Venter may just be the most arrogant high-profile scientist today, but in his defense the man has a lot to show for. You might not remember the name, but you might remember his hallmark achievement – the creation of the world’s first synthetic life. Now, with the release of his second book, Life at the Speed of Light: From the Double Helix to the Dawn of Digital Life, Venter takes advantage of the opportunity to reveal one of the most powerful biological application science has had to offer in the past few decades. Venter and his company, Synthetic Genomics Incorporated (SGI), have created a prototype for a device that can remotely receive DNA sequences over the internet  to synthesise proteins, viruses and even living cells.