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Artificial Bases Added to DNA

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the totally-faked-you-out-man dept.

holy_calamity writes "Researchers have successfully added two 'unnatural' DNA letters to the code of life. They created two artificial base pairs that are treated as normal by an enzyme that replicates and fixes DNA inside cells. This raises the prospect of engineering life forms with genetic code not possible within nature, allowing new kinds of genetic engineering."

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  1. What you say!! by N8F8 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    All your base are belong to us

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  2. Re:I, for one... by Nullav · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Oh, new bases. Well, I suppose that is rather novel. (*Cough* Mod parent down.)

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  3. Re:I, for one... by TheCRAIGGERS · · Score: 0, Redundant

    You can't; you just posted.