Scientists Create New Artificial Lifeform

Guardian

A DNA researcher has claimed to create a synthetic chromosome out of laboratory chemicals. Not sure how legite this is but sounds like a major scientific breakthrough in the creation of artifical life. This is headed down the path of "designer" life forms created for a specific task.

Again, it remains open to scrutiny by his peers, but interesting none the less.

[edit on 6-10-2007 by TheHorseChestnut]

Scientist has already created synthetic lifeforms, I believe we have a few threads on it already.

About this article, I believe it to be possible, since it is believed the first strings of any 'life' was RNA-strings made non-artificially.

Great! I'm not drinking anything anymore unless boiled first. Have you seen Resident Evil lately?

Hmmm.................

reply to post by Thain Esh Kelch


According to the article its the first of its kind. They call it the "first new artifical life on earth". I'm not aware of a new bacteria being created in a lab before this, although I could be wrong.