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Old May 20th, 2010, 05:51 PM
James Brody James Brody is offline
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Exclamation Venter: Artificial Life

"Scientists in the US have succeeded in developing the first synthetic living cell.

"The researchers constructed a bacterium's "genetic software" and transplanted it into a host cell.

"The resulting microbe then looked and behaved like the species "dictated" by the synthetic DNA.

"The advance, published in Science, has been hailed as a scientific landmark, but critics say there are dangers posed by synthetic organisms.

"Dr Craig Venter says yeast, chemicals, and computers were used by scientists.

"The researchers hope eventually to design bacterial cells that will produce medicines and fuels and even absorb greenhouse gases."

Http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science_a...t/10132762.stm
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Old May 20th, 2010, 10:36 PM
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Post Re: Venter: Artificial Life

Related stories:

Article in Times Online:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle7132299.ece

Gushing in Nature:
http://www.nature.com/news/2010/1005....2010.255.html

NYT perspective:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/21/science/21cell.html

Details of technical achievement:
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/...-announced.ars

A parody by Ed Yong (he's somewhat reserved in his enthusiasm):
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/no...-craig-venter/

A collection of related Carl Zimmer articles (he's also reserved in his enthusiasm):
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/lo...cell-new-life/
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Old May 21st, 2010, 12:22 PM
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Cool Re: Venter: Artificial Life

Many thanks!
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Old May 24th, 2010, 08:13 AM
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Default Re: Venter: Artificial Life

Another: The index page from EDGE "Age of Wonder", with clips of Venter, Church, others.

http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/age_...der_index.html
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