> Sequences of that length can encode entire biochemical pathways, laying the groundwork for engineered microbes that manufacture drugs, biofuels, or specialty chemicals, and eventually to the assembly of vast DNA constructs approaching complete artificial genomes.

Never mind artificial genomes - let me have a snapshot of my DNA sequenced and re-created from scratch say 20 years later - telomeres and all.

What if the new one doesn't like you?