Tiny Artificial Life: Lab-Made Bacterium Sports Smallest Genome Yet

Thursday, March 24, 2016 - 15:40 in Biology & Nature

A newly created bacterium, with a synthetic genome, can metabolize nutrients and self-replicate, bringing the world a step closer to building custom artificial life with particular functionalities, Craig Venter and his team said.

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