Zilka

It tastes like a regular wine only with a sour aftertaste of regret.

Well, it is out there now. Everyone contributes what they can. Its not like he is getting paid or winning a prize. But do feel free to downvote.

So did you write that 1.1 Mb from scratch. I understand most of it is identical to existing bacterias, so my question is rather: does every single part of code make sense to you? Because all living organisms are a product of evolution, their genetic code would be a hack upon hack. If you try to intelligently design it instead, there's a possibility you could make it several times more efficient? On the other hand bacteria had plenty of time and opportunity for optimisation. So is there still room for optimisation in those 1.1 Mb?

Are you familiar with "On intelligence" by Jeff Hawkins? If so, what are your thoughts about it?