Tuesday, August 31, 2010
'Artificial life' breakthrough announced
Scientists in the US have succeeded in developing the first living cell to be controlled entirely by synthetic DNA. The researchers constructed a bacterium's "genetic software" and transplanted it into a host cell. News Report @ BBC News
The synthetic cell looks identical to the 'wild type'
See also:
Full Paper: D. G. Gibson et al [2010]."Creation of a Bacterial Cell Controlled by a Chemically Synthesized Genome" Science. 329 (5987): 52-56
Nature | Opinion [2010] "Life after the synthetic cell". Nature 465: 422–424
The synthetic cell looks identical to the 'wild type'
See also:
Full Paper: D. G. Gibson et al [2010]."Creation of a Bacterial Cell Controlled by a Chemically Synthesized Genome" Science. 329 (5987): 52-56
Nature | Opinion [2010] "Life after the synthetic cell". Nature 465: 422–424
Labels: life; synthetic biology; genomics
