Una bacteria sintética capaz de replicarse- Opina
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ROCKVILLE, MD and San Diego, CA (May 20, 2010)— Researchers at the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), a not-for-profit genomic research organization, published results today describing the successful construction of the first self-replicating, synthetic bacterial cell. The team synthesized the 1.08 million base pair chromosome of a modified Mycoplasma mycoides genome. The synthetic cell is called Mycoplasma mycoides JCVI-syn1.0 and is the proof of principle that genomes can be designed in the computer, chemically made in the laboratory and transplanted into a recipient cell to produce a new self-replicating cell controlled only by the synthetic genome.
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Creo q todo hallazgo de ésta índole es un progreso en la ciencia y la humanidad puede beneficiarse grandemente. Como todo hallazgo, representa un riesgo de ser mal utilizado. Sin embargo no puedo dejar de maravillarme al ver cuan lejos puede llegar la mente científica. Y ustedes que piensan?
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