Category : Science |
Author : Stonio Staff |
First posted : 5/23/2011 |
Updated : 5/23/2011
Tags : bacteria, dna, artificial, computer, self-replicating, man-made, biology, genome, synthetic
It's a new milestone in the field of synthetic biology, Genome researchers have created the world's first synthetic cell, it's the world's first self-replicating bacteria created from man-made collection of genes.
"This is the first self-replicating cell we've had on the planet whose parent is a computer" Craig Venter (team chief)
