Here's a twist on this morning's discussion of replication vs. reproduction. Or is it "invention?" -tj
Scientists create first-ever synthetic chromosome for yeast<http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/fGrCCdfEnjCCagspCidywICicNRJwQ?format=standard> An international team of scientists created the first synthetic chromosome for yeast, "moving the needle in synthetic biology from theory to reality," said team leader Jef Boeke of the Langone Medical Center at New York University. "What's really exciting about it is the extent to which we have changed the sequence and still come out with a happy healthy yeast at the end," he added. The tweaks included eliminating repeated sections of the original DNA as well as "junk" DNA, and adding "special widgets" that give the chromosome new functions. BBC<http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/fGrCCdfEnjCCagspCidywICicNRJwQ?format=standard>(3/27) ========================================== Tom Johnson Institute for Analytic Journalism -- Santa Fe, NM USA 505.577.6482(c) 505.473.9646(h) Twitter: jtjohnson slideshare.net/jtjohnson/presentations http://www.jtjohnson.com [email protected] ==========================================
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