Amarjah's Musing -Myth, Mysticism & Meaning
Researchers in the US have developed the first synthetic living cell.
Synthetic Bacteria |
The researchers also employed "nature's tools" to build their new chromosome (the package of DNA that contains all of the genetic material the cell needs to live and function).
They chemically constructed blocks of DNA then inserted them into yeast cells, which assembled the blocks into a complete bacterial chromosome.
The team, led by Dr Craig Venter of the J Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) in Maryland and California. are already collaborating with pharmaceutical and fuel companies to design and develop chromosomes for bacteria that would produce useful fuels or even new vaccines.
They say they hope eventually to "build" bacteria that absorb carbon dioxide and therefore help repair damage to the environment.
Synthetic Twin
Professor Julian Savulescu, from the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics at the University of Oxford says the potential of this science is "in the far future, but real and significant: dealing with pollution, new energy sources, new forms of communication".
"But the risks are also unparalleled," he continues. "We need new standards of safety evaluation for this kind of radical research and protections from military or terrorist misuse and abuse.
These could be used in the future to make the most powerful bioweapons imaginable. The challenge is to eat the fruit without the worm."
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