Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

First Successful Genome Transplant In Bacteria

Posted by kdawson on from the was-me-now-i'm-you dept.

eldavojohn writes "Researchers reported the first genome transplant from one bacterium to another, thereby transforming the species from M. mycoides to M. capricolum. The research, published in Science, shows that it is possible to achieve a success rate of 1 in 150,000 genome transplants in bacteria. While this may not seem like very good odds, it's actually a major step towards synthetic life, opening up the possibility of tailoring bacteria to our needs. The article mentions medical uses and fuel production as possible applications."

3 of 80 comments (clear)

  1. childhood songs by wolfgang_spangler · · Score: 3, Funny

    [singsong]
    one of these 150,000 things is not like the others..
    while they both would kill goats if they had their 'drothers...
    one of these is different, can't you see...
    without a cell wall it should be easy...
    [/singsong]

    I'd like to take this portion of the post to apologize...

  2. You misunderstood by benhocking · · Score: 3, Funny

    They were merely replacing KDE.

    --
    Ben Hocking
    Need a professional organizer?
  3. I'd like to place an order for... by xednieht · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...opening up the possibility of tailoring bacteria to our needs.

    some bacteria to wash my dishes and pick up my stuff.

    --

    Hope is the currency of fools