MSN reports:

[https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/other/lab-grown-life-takes-a-major-step-forward-as-scientists-use-ai-to-create-a-virus-never-seen-before/ar-AA1V08Ob]

Lab-grown life takes a major step forward - as scientists use AI to create a virus never seen before

Lab–grown life has taken a major leap forward as scientists use AI to create a new virus that has never been seen before.

The virus, dubbed Evo–Φ2147, was created by scientists from scratch using new technologies that could revolutionise the course of evolution.

With just 11 genes, compared to the 200,000 in the human genome, this virus is among the simplest forms of life.

The evolution of the species has just evolved into being able to create new life.

The only question is: What kind of organisms will AI evolve to create in the future?

God knows what Dr Frankenstein - or Dr Frank N Furter for that matter - could have achieved with AI.