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GM Organism Produces New Amino Acid

Posted by michael on from the one-for-the-road dept.

blamanj writes "Scientists led by Scripps Research Institute chemistry professor Dr. Peter Schultz have engineered a version of the E. coli bacteria that can produce an amino acid not found in nature. Story at the Environment News Service and Science Daily."

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  1. Re:Good, useful, brainpower gone to waste by barakn · · Score: 3, Funny

    No, poyethylene glycol is not antifreeze. Ethylene glycol is. Do not put plastic in your radiator.

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