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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

XNA breakthrough in synthetic enzymes could lead to manufacture of organisms

XNA breakthrough in synthetic enzymes could lead to manufacture of organisms | Daily Mail Online: "The world’s first enzymes made from artificial genetic material have been created by scientists in what could be a major step towards generating synthetic life.

Double stranded DNA (above) and single stranded RNA were thought to be the only basic building blocks for life but scientists have shown that other molecules called XNAs can not only store genetic information but also catalyse biological reactions that are used to edit the genetic material within cells 

The enzymes, which do not occur naturally, were created using a synthetic form of DNA called XNA and were capable of triggering chemical reactions in the lab."

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