# Introduction

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The **Life Force** is the power read and write information stored in living creatures thereby altering what and how they do.

*Synthetic Biology* gives the ability for both sequencing the genome and for gene-editing. It's like being able to read and write the "Book of Life" - even to copy and paste!

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