Venter Von Frankenstein

ardeegee · 05-20-2010, 04:19 PM

Its alive! Aliiiiiiive!

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...yId=127010591#

nohmi2 · 05-20-2010, 08:13 PM

..............and another politician is born.

Cheers/

kennyc · 05-20-2010, 08:27 PM

I posted this in another thread..
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...499#post919499

.....but...

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20005533-1.html

Scientists at the J. Craig Venter Institute have created a synthetic cell that can survive and reproduce itself according to an artificial DNA sequence, promising designer genomes with which researchers can produce sophisticated artificial organisms.

The new bacterial cell, "Mycoplasma mycoides JCVI-syn1.0," is the result of a 15-year, $30 million effort by genetics pioneer Craig Venter. The study, led by the institute's Dan Gibson, is reported in the May 21 edition of the journal Science.

....

This is a big step!

Here's the link to the Science article: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/328/5981/958

"For 15 years, J. Craig Venter has chased a dream: to build a genome from scratch and use it to make synthetic life. Now, he and his team at the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) in Rockville, Maryland, and San Diego, California, say they have realized that dream. In this week's Science Express (http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/conten...cience.1190719), they describe the stepwise creation of a bacterial chromosome and the successful transfer of it into a bacterium, where it replaced the native DNA. Powered by the synthetic genome, that microbial cell began replicating and making a new set of proteins.

This is "a defining moment in the history of biology and biotechnology," says Mark Bedau, a philosopher at Reed College in Portland, Oregon, and editor of the scientific journal Artificial Life. "It represents an important technical milestone in the new field of synthetic genomics," says yeast biologist Jef Boeke of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland.

The synthetic genome created by Venter's team is almost identical to that of a natural bacterium. It was achieved at great expense, an estimated $40 million, and effort, 20 people working for more than a decade. Despite this success, creating heavily customized genomes, such as ones that make fuels or pharmaceuticals, and getting them to "boot" up the same way in a cell is not yet a reality. "There are great challenges ahead before genetic engineers can mix, match, and fully design an organism's genome from scratch," notes Paul Keim, a molecular geneticist at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff."

....

Ham88 · 05-20-2010, 09:12 PM

ITS A SIGN OF THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE WE"RE ALL GONNA DIE..... maybe I should go take a nap...

ardeegee · 05-20-2010, 09:54 PM

Here's a long peezy analysis:

http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2...ts_alive_1.php

And a short-- uh, Zimmery? one:

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/lo...cell-new-life/

kennyc · 05-20-2010, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ham88

ITS A SIGN OF THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE WE"RE ALL GONNA DIE..... maybe I should go take a nap...

And as I read elsewhere it proves those Intelligent Design believers were right.

WT Sharpe · 05-20-2010, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ham88

ITS A SIGN OF THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE WE"RE ALL GONNA DIE...

Hopefully not before I win that iPad!

ardeegee · 05-22-2010, 01:42 AM

Life got Joyced.

kennyc · 05-22-2010, 06:55 AM

I love this comment:

"Given an infinite amount of time and an infinite number of bacteria, one of them will genetically encode the complete works of Shakespeare."

Sparrow · 05-22-2010, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

I love this comment:

"Given an infinite amount of time and an infinite number of bacteria, one of them will genetically encode the complete works of Shakespeare."

If you had an infinite number of bacteria I don't think you'd need an infinite amount of time - an infinite number of bacteria would encode Shakespeare immediately.

kennyc · 05-22-2010, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sparrow

If you had an infinite number of bacteria I don't think you'd need an infinite amount of time - an infinite number of bacteria would encode Shakespeare immediately.

Ah, true....choose one from column A or one from Column B.

WT Sharpe · 05-22-2010, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyc

I love this comment:

"Given an infinite amount of time and an infinite number of bacteria, one of them will genetically encode the complete works of Shakespeare."

A colony of them already have!

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0603085914.htm

kennyc · 05-22-2010, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

A colony of them already have!

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0603085914.htm

Ah, right I forgot about that link.

05-20-2010, 04:19 PM	#1
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kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,930 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2 & PW, Onyx Boox Go6	I posted this in another thread.. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...499#post919499 .....but... http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20005533-1.html Scientists at the J. Craig Venter Institute have created a synthetic cell that can survive and reproduce itself according to an artificial DNA sequence, promising designer genomes with which researchers can produce sophisticated artificial organisms. The new bacterial cell, "Mycoplasma mycoides JCVI-syn1.0," is the result of a 15-year, $30 million effort by genetics pioneer Craig Venter. The study, led by the institute's Dan Gibson, is reported in the May 21 edition of the journal Science. .... This is a big step! Here's the link to the Science article: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/328/5981/958 "For 15 years, J. Craig Venter has chased a dream: to build a genome from scratch and use it to make synthetic life. Now, he and his team at the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) in Rockville, Maryland, and San Diego, California, say they have realized that dream. In this week's Science Express (http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/conten...cience.1190719), they describe the stepwise creation of a bacterial chromosome and the successful transfer of it into a bacterium, where it replaced the native DNA. Powered by the synthetic genome, that microbial cell began replicating and making a new set of proteins. This is "a defining moment in the history of biology and biotechnology," says Mark Bedau, a philosopher at Reed College in Portland, Oregon, and editor of the scientific journal Artificial Life. "It represents an important technical milestone in the new field of synthetic genomics," says yeast biologist Jef Boeke of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. The synthetic genome created by Venter's team is almost identical to that of a natural bacterium. It was achieved at great expense, an estimated $40 million, and effort, 20 people working for more than a decade. Despite this success, creating heavily customized genomes, such as ones that make fuels or pharmaceuticals, and getting them to "boot" up the same way in a cell is not yet a reality. "There are great challenges ahead before genetic engineers can mix, match, and fully design an organism's genome from scratch," notes Paul Keim, a molecular geneticist at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff." ....

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Ham88 Zealot Posts: 134 Karma: 994 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Maine, United States Device: Ectaco Jetbook	ITS A SIGN OF THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE WE"RE ALL GONNA DIE..... maybe I should go take a nap...

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ardeegee Maratus speciosus butt Posts: 3,292 Karma: 1162698 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-350	Here's a long peezy analysis: http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2...ts_alive_1.php And a short-- uh, Zimmery? one: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/lo...cell-new-life/

05-22-2010, 01:42 AM	#8
ardeegee Maratus speciosus butt Posts: 3,292 Karma: 1162698 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-350	Life got Joyced.

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kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,930 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2 & PW, Onyx Boox Go6	I love this comment: "Given an infinite amount of time and an infinite number of bacteria, one of them will genetically encode the complete works of Shakespeare."