First synthetic genome to contain secret coded messages

According to Official Guinness Records,

The world’s first man-made bacterial genome, produced by the J Craig Venter Institute (USA) in 2008, contains five coded amino acid messages hidden in ‘watermarks’ in the genetic sequence. The following, which are references to the Venter Institute and a number of people who are closely associated with the synthetic genome - including Craig Venter, Hamilton Smith, John Glass and Clyde Hutchison - can be found within the genetic sequence: VENTERINSTITVTE [V used because there is no corresponding amino acid for the U]
CRAIGVENTER
HAMSMITH
CINDIANDCLYDE
GLASSANDCLYDE

For a complete list of 2008 records, please visit 2008 Guinness Records in United States.

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