As for the likely usefulness of synthetic bacteria, the fact that Synthia’s birth had to compete for headlines with news of the world’s worst-ever oil spill made the point more effectively than any public-relations effort could have done. One day, we may be able to design bacteria that can quickly, safely, and effectively clean up oil spills.
对于人造细菌可能的利用领域来说，“辛西娅”的诞生必须和墨西哥湾这场世界最严重的漏油事故争夺新闻头条的事实比任何公关行动都更有说服力。总有一天我们会设计出可以快速，安全和有效地清除漏油的细菌。此外，依温特所言，如果他的团队的新技术能在明年面世的话，那就有可能制造出一种可以在24小时内生效的H1N1流感疫苗，再也不用等待几个月才能实现免疫。