The introductory passage describes work to develop increasingly synthetic cells. What are some reasons that researchers are so interested in developing synthetic life, as opposed to simply developing more approaches to work with existing species of organisms? You should speculate about realistic options, as these are not all listed in the chapter. Select all that apply. View Available Hint(s) Synthetic cells will allow researchers to determine the minimum number of genes necessary for a cell to function. Synthetic cells will always divide more rapidly and be more easily cultured than existing cells. Synthetic cells can be used to make products, which cannot be done with current techniques using genetically modified cells. Synthetic cells can be modified to facilitate their use for a wide variety of manipulations (e.g., by inserting convenient restriction sites).