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Scientists Create 1st Bacteria Strain from Man-Made DNA

Posted May 21, 2010 8:12 AM

From USATODAY.com Technology News:

Genome researchers Thursday unveiled the first bacteria strain with a man-made collection of genes. The long-anticipated advance, reported in the journal Science, is a $40 million milestone in the nascent field of "synthetic biology" and points towards a future of designer microbes manufacturing fuels, chemicals and materials.

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Re: Scientists Create 1st Bacteria Strain from Man-Made DNA

05/24/2010 3:40 AM

Hmmm, I hope it's susceptible to antibiotics.Exit monitor left singing...
There was an old woman who swallowed a fly...
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