Synthetic mycoides explained

Synthetic mycoides refers to an artificial life form created by Craig Venter at the J Craig Venter Institute in May 2010.[1] A synthetic genome was transferred into an empty cell to form the bacterium, which was capable of self replication and functioned solely from the transferred chromosomes.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Daniel G. . Gibson. John I. . Glass. Carole . Lartigue. Vladimir N. . Noskov. Ray-Yuan . Chuang. Mikkel A. . Algire. Creation of a Bacterial Cell Controlled by a Chemically Synthesized Genome. Science. 329. 5987. 52–56. 2 July 2010. 10.1126/science.1190719. 20488990. free. 2010Sci...329...52G .
  2. BBC news, "Artificial life" breakthrough announced by scientists, Victoria Gill. Retrieved 20 May 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/science_and_environment/10132762.stm

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