Biotech & Genetics · Recorded milestone
Synthetic genomes
Recorded year2017
Whole chromosomes designed by computer are built and installed in complex cells.
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Led to
- Glowing petuniaRecorded · 2024enables
- Chromosome-scale DNA writingForecast · ~2035enables
- Universal DNA-synthesis screeningForecast · ~2040enables
- C4 photosynthesis riceForecast · ~2045enables
- Programmable living machinesForecast · ~2045enables
- Heat-tolerant coral reefsForecast · ~2050enables
- Glowing street treesForecast · ~2052enables
- Clothes grown to fitForecast · ~2055enables
- De-extinct speciesForecast · ~2055enables
- Cell designed from scratchForecast · ~2056enables
- Engineered pollinationForecast · ~2058enables
- Cellular heredity using an XNA backboneForecast · ~2060influences
- Designed genomes for complex lifeForecast · ~2060enables
- Glowing houseplant lampsForecast · ~2060enables
- Fully synthetic organismsForecast · ~2065enables
Sources & evidence
Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.