My opinion
I personally believe synthesizing artificial genes is a very interesting field of science that I would like to see grow. Currently, many of the Earth's resources are becoming exhausted, and therefore other methods must be considered. For example, a gene that could change seawater into drinkable water would impact the world greatly. Which brings me to my next point, the world's population continues to grow at an alarming rate as you read this sentence, and to cater for all those people, we need higher and more efficient rates of production. Therefore, genes that enhance growth in crops and animals would be a big advantage. On the other hand, the main threat of this technology is the production of bio-weapons. A bio-warfare would have a devastating impact upon the world. To summarize my opinion, Artificial Gene Synthesis can be the world's path to prosperity, or the world's death.