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Thursday, May 8, 2014

'Alien' life form is grown in a lab

'Alien' life form is grown in a lab: Scientists add unnatural DNA strands to the genetic code of bacteria to create a new strain

It's life, but not quite as we know it: A replicating 'alien' life-form has been made by scientists who introduced DNA molecules not found in nature to a common bacterium (stock image). The E. coli bugs are able to grow and reproduce as normal despite containing two extra letters in their genetic code Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute in California created E.coli (stock image) that reproduce as normal despite containing two extra letters in their genetic code.
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