Venter Takes Step Toward Synthetic Cells
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The experiment is part of an explosion in the new field of synthetic biology.
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A way to measure energy levels inside living heart cells could ultimately aid heart attack recovery.
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Is a man-made microorganism patentable? The J. Craig Venter Institute is about to find out, even as ETC Group challenges the patent bid.
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The latest findings may expand the ways of generating customized stem cells for new treatments
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While some scientists try to build nano machines from scratch, others are discovering uses for single-celled organisms that are already available. By Monya Baker from Wired magazine.
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Researchers at Rockefeller University make small synthetic vesicles that resemble a crude kind of biological cell.
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A synthetic molecule based on one found in frog egg cells could potentially be used to treat brain tumours.
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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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DNA&#39;s ability to self-assemble into predetermined patterns has been exploited to create synthetic versatile scaffolding that can direct the assembly of miniscule computer circuits.
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A new initiative will work on cell-based toxicity tests for chemicals.
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The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine has laid out a plan for
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It's another step in the quest to create artificial organisms: Scientists have synthesized the complete DNA of a type of bacteria. The experiment, published online Thursday by the journal Science, isn't a living germ, just its genetic structure.
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US scientists say they have taken a step towards creating synthetic life in the laboratory.
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Genetics pioneer Craig Venter, who synthesized the complete DNA of a bacterium, didn't bring it to life, but he told The Associated Press on Friday he hopes that big step will happen in a matter of months.
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Scientists in Maryland yesterday said they had built from scratch an entire microbial chromosome, a loop of synthetic DNA carrying all the instructions that a simple cell needs to live and reproduce.
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com December 13, 2004, 12:16 PM PT. The emerging field of synthetic biology--creating organisms in the lab that act like those found in nature--received a big boost Monday in the
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Scientists are nearer the creation of tiny artificial blood vessels after growing miniscule tubes out of stem cells.