the creation of the first call artificial cell ”, a cell that lives with a genome created by hands human.
The father ” of this project is the scientist and entrepreneur Craig Venter, one of the researchers who discovered the sequence of the genome human. One of the most interesting applications of this discovery is its use for the creation of vaccines
the idea is that these cells will also serve to clean up oil spills or generating energy, although this is still far from achieved and are simply taking the first steps in this exciting field. But it is certainly something that promises a lot; and if evolves, it will be one of the most important discoveries in the history of the humanity.
For example, and in the words of Venter, thanks to these new techniques will be able to reduce the time of manufacture of the annual vaccine of influenza by ninety-nine per cent ”.Hopefully it is really a discovery to the benefit of the human race, and (although it is complicated) is not hampered by interests or speculation by Governments and companies.
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