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Evolutionary biologists tell us life on earth began in an ancient primordial soup. Those of a religious persuasion believe life to be a divine creation. But now human beings are contemplating a scientific and philosophical leap: engineering new forms of life in a laboratory test tube. Craig Venter is the world's best known and most controversial practitioner of synthetic biology. Stephen Sackur asks him whether our species ready to play God.