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Scientists Create First Cell Controlled by Synthetic Genome
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Swerve Wrote:You do realize that this is what happens to 97% of soybeans and 60% of corn in regards to American produce. The news always feels that it is necessary to treat it's readers like juvenile school children who haven't grasped the basic fundamentals of biology.



This is basic genetics, it is not "special code" nor is it similar to "Morse code." It is a piece of DNA that contains a promoter which is activated by...

Nope. Genetically MODIFIED cells simply alter an existing DNA and make the cell adapt to it.

These guys created DNA out of scrap, added it to a cell, AND IT WORKED. Using chemicals, these guys CREATED THE VERY BASIS OF LIFE.
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Scientists Create First Cell Controlled by Synthetic Genome - by Alloy - 2010-05-20, 09:00 PM

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