translation.en: We decided early on that we had to take a synthetic route, even though nobody had been there before, to see if we could synthesize a bacterial chromosome so we could actually vary the gene content to understand the essential genes for life.
translation.zh: 早先我们决定 我们必须采取人工合成的手段 尽管之前没有人达到这个领域 看看我们是否能够人造 一个细菌的染色体 所以事实上我们能够分辨基因的内容 去了解那些对于生命来说最基本的基因。