Post by b0lg on May 21, 2010 17:01:24 GMT -7
To sum it up, mad made Cell that can self replicate and evolve.
Craig Venter, the pioneering US geneticist behind the experiment, said the achievement heralds the dawn of a new era in which new life is made to benefit humanity, starting with bacteria that churn out biofuels, soak up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and even manufacture vaccines.
12min vid but sums it up.
Other links
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/8696148.stm
dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/02/27/synthetic-life.html
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29430688/
Craig Venter, the pioneering US geneticist behind the experiment, said the achievement heralds the dawn of a new era in which new life is made to benefit humanity, starting with bacteria that churn out biofuels, soak up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and even manufacture vaccines.
12min vid but sums it up.
Other links
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/8696148.stm
dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/02/27/synthetic-life.html
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29430688/