First computer-generated genome could lead to custom synthetic lifeforms

Scientists at ETH Zurich have created the first fully computer-generated genome of a living organism. The brand new genome, named Caulobacter ethensis-2.0, was built by essentially cleaning up and simplifying the natural code of a bacterium called Caulobacter crescentus. For now it exists as one large DNA molecule and not a living organism itself, but the team says this is a huge step towards creating completely synthetic life and medicinal DNA molecules.

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Category: Biology

Tags:

• Bacteria
• DNA
• ETH Zurich
• Genetic engineering
• Genetics
• Genome
• Life

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