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score: 10, Science, 2007-06-30 13:52:29, published by vladd
A genome firm changed one bacterium species into another by transferring DNA. In a key experiment for the nascent field of designing life from scratch, scientists at the J. Craig Venter Institute in Rockville, Md., have successfully transplanted the entire genome of one bacterium species into another, changing the recipient into an organism that looks, feels, and for all intents and purposes is, the donor. [additional details]
