Scientists Transplant Genome of Bacteria
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Scientists say they have made a major step toward creating synthetic forms of life.
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Evolution has gotten faster, and scientists think they know why: Microbes are swapping DNA from one species to another, giving the Darwinian process an added boost.
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Hoping other scientists might apply their findings to humans, a team of researchers in Halifax has announced they&#39;ve become first in the world to successfully clone insects.
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Scientists reconstruct part of the genetic code of a 75-million-year-old mammal ancestor.
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Scienctists have discovered widespread transfer of bacterial genes into the genome of numerous invertebrates.
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Scientists working at a British laboratory have achieved one of the most controversial breakthroughs ever made in the field of stem cell science by taking cells from dead embryos and turning them into living tissue.
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If a technique used in mice can be adapted to human cells, it would let scientists use a patientâs skin cells to generate new heart, liver or kidney cells.
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George Church wants to sequence your genome.
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British researchers have successfully implanted lung cells grown from embryonic stem cells into the lungs of mice in a move that may one day provide treatments for humans with severe breathing problems.
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Oil reservoirs could have an environmental make-over with the help of bacteria, researchers say.
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Can genetically engineered bacteria prevent tooth decay? A small biotechnology company is about to take the first step toward answering that question.
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Science & environment: Italian scientist takes vital step towards building a living organism from scratch.
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The race to create life from scratch is underway. But how close are scientists to making a synthetic organism?
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Synthetic biology turns a bacteriophage into an E. coli eliminator.
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A collaboration of botanists and computer scientists is being awarded a $50 million federal grant to conduct research into plant biology with an eye toward resolving global problems related to agriculture, environment and energy production.
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Scientists use cloning to create personalized stem cell lines in monkeys.
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A leading human genome scientist says he has taken a major step towards creating life from scratch in the lab.