Scientists take step to making synthetic life
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Scientists have taken a first step toward making synthetic life by transferring genetic material from one bacterium into another, transforming the second microbe into a copy of the first.
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Scientists use cloning to create personalized stem cell lines in monkeys.
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The first synthetic genome is pieced together by scientists, the next-to-last step in creating man-made life.
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Genetically engineered mice outperform their naturally bred brethren
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Â·Hopes for trillion-dollar bounty from breakthroughÂ· Man-made microbes could produce clean fuel
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A US team reports how it built in the lab the entire set of genetic instructions needed to drive a bacterial cell.
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A team of Irish scientists develops a strain of bacteria that can convert a toxic byproduct of the Styrofoam manufacturing process into biodegradable plastic. By Rowan Hooper.
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In a big step toward a long-sought goal, three teams of scientists say they've produced the equivalent of embryonic stem cells, at least in mice, without taking the controversial step of destroying embryos.
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Researchers have cloned healthy mice from skin cells for the first time.
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Researchers are trying to turn the simulated realities of science-fiction movies into the armchair realities of everyday life
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New software would make it easier to build computer chips made from carbon nanotubes and assembled by DNA.
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Scientists are getting to the root of the matter, compiling a fungus "tree of life" that could have health benefits for humans.
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Researchers have assembled the entire genome of a living organism -- a bacterium -- in what they hope is an important step to creating artificial life.
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Science & environment: Italian scientist takes vital step towards building a living organism from scratch.
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A third team of researchers has found a way to convert an ordinary skin cell into valued embryonic-like stem cells, with the potential to grow batches of cells that can be directed to form any kind of tissue.
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A leading human genome scientist says he has taken a major step towards creating life from scratch in the lab.
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Researchers are goading tiny organisms like bacteria and algae into producing fuels like hydrogen and methane. The process is not useful yet, but the technology could be a solution to the energy problem. By Amit Asaravala.