Researchers at the J. Craig Venter Institute in Maryland have built the first synthetic genome (of one of the tiniest bacteria, Mycoplasma genitalium). Though it's an important step and a remarkable scientific feat, it's not quite artificial life: The scientists have yet to insert the genes into a cell and then reboot it into a new, living, artificial organism. The work is published in the online version of the journal Science. —Heather Wax
Thursday, January 24, 2008
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