[News] Artificial Genetics: New Type Of DNA Has 12 Chemical Letters Instead Of Usual 4

[Moontanman]

Artificial Genetics: New Type Of DNA Has 12 Chemical Letters Instead Of Usual 4

ScienceDaily (Mar. 23, 2009) — In a dramatic rewrite of the recipe for life, scientists from Florida are describing the design of a new type of DNA with 12 chemical letters instead of the usual four.

 

Artificial Genetics: New Type Of DNA Has 12 Chemical Letters Instead Of Usual 4

[Galapagos]

:smilingsun: very cool stuff.

 

"Benner's ultimate goal is to synthesize a similar life form in his lab at the Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution. His 12 letter genetic system is capable of nearly all of the actions that define a living thing — reproduction, growth and response to its environment — all without the benefit of genes refined over billions of years of evolution."

 

Almost there. I eagerly await the first designer organism!