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Monday, July 23, 2012

Playing God: Scientists simulate first-ever 100% realistic sex disease bacteria - and find could pave way for artificial life

Playing God: Scientists simulate first-ever 100% realistic sex disease bacteria - and find could pave way for artificial life | Mail Online: "The first-ever complete computer model of a tiny, sexually transmitted bacteria is now 'living' inside a computer.

The 'complete' model of the 'Mycoplasma genitalium' bacteria behaves exactly like the real thing - based on data from 900 scientific papers.

The discovery could pave the way for scientists to design new bacteria in the same way we design cars or 3D models now.

Every chemical change inside the bacteria is simulated at the molecular level - a breakthrough that could be a a stepping-stone towards creating tailor-made life forms."

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