The researchers have resurrected a 500-million-year-old gene and inserted it into a modern E Coli bacteria.
The 'Frankenstein' germ has thrived. In the lab, the creation has now lived through 1,000 generations. "
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Jurassic Park in a Petri dish: Scientists recreate 500 million-year-old bacteria in lab - what could possibly go wrong?
Jurassic Park in a Petri dish: Scientists recreate 500 million-year-old bacteria in lab - what could possibly go wrong? | Mail Online: "A 500 million-year-old bacteria has been brought back to life in a laboratory at Georgia Tech in an experiment with echoes of Jurassic Park's disastrous recreation of the dinosaurs.
The researchers have resurrected a 500-million-year-old gene and inserted it into a modern E Coli bacteria.
The 'Frankenstein' germ has thrived. In the lab, the creation has now lived through 1,000 generations. "
The researchers have resurrected a 500-million-year-old gene and inserted it into a modern E Coli bacteria.
The 'Frankenstein' germ has thrived. In the lab, the creation has now lived through 1,000 generations. "
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