Scientists in the lab of genome pioneer Craig Venter have built an artificial copy of a bacterium's genome. The new work, reported in the journal Science, marks another step toward being able to create artificial life by inserting an entirely synthetic genome into a bacterial cell.
Guest:
J. Craig Venter, founder and president of the J. Craig Venter Institute
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