Re: completely synthetic biologic cell created

["Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rmslade () shaw ca>]

Date sent:              Sat, 22 May 2010 02:12:07 +0300
From:                   Gadi Evron <ge () linuxbox org>

> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703559004575256470152341984.html

Not quite completely.

First, they used the genetic sequence from an existing organism.  They created a 
copy from scratch, as it were, building it up from individual base pairs, but they 
used a template that already existed.

Then they used an existing cell, and simply inserted their copy of the DNA into 
the cell, from which the original DNA had been removed.

It's an impressive peice of work.  And it means that you can start to think about 
creating your own DNA, using genes that express proteins you want, and 
eliminating those you don't.

But it's a far cry from "completely synthetic."

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