This is really awesome!
he synthetic cell looks identical to the "wild type"
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'Artificial life' breakthrough announced by scientists
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.
The team hopes eventually to design bacterial cells that will produce medicines and fuels and even absorb greenhouse gases.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science_a...t/10132762.stm