Perched on a cliff in San Diego, California, reminiscent of Mary Shelley’s novel in which a scientist, Dr. Frankenstein, creates artificial life, Dr. Gerald Joyce can be considered his modern day counterpart. Dr. Joyce is also trying to create life, but in a thimble-size test tube, rather than from human body parts.
Although these are bizarre things, scientists and sci-fi fans have pondered this possibility for ages. Some people even think we will someday encounter an alien from another world, but Dr. Joyce is close to creating an alien life in the test tube.
