Semi-synthetic organism: Scientists create first living organism that transmits added letters in DNA ‘alphabet’
Scientists have engineered a bacterium whose genetic material includes an added pair of DNA “letters,” or bases, not found in nature; the bacterium’s cells can replicate the unnatural DNA bases more or less normally, as long as the molecular building blocks are supplied.
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have engineered a bacterium whose genetic material includes an added pair of DNA “letters,” or bases, not found in nature. The cells of this unique bacterium can replicate the unnatural DNA bases more or less normally, for as long as the molecular building blocks are supplied.
"Life on Earth in all its diversity is encoded by only two pairs of DNA bases, A-T and C-G, and what we’ve made is an organism that stably contains those two plus a third, unnatural pair of bases," said TSRI Associate Professor Floyd E. Romesberg, who led the research team. "This shows that other solutions to storing information are possible and, of course, takes us closer to an expanded-DNA biology that will have many exciting applications — from new medicines to new kinds of nanotechnology."
The report on the achievement appears May 7, 2014, in an advance online publication of the journal Nature.
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instead, use the characters’ names, they’re there for a reason and it’ll make your writing much more crisp, tight, to the point, and still entertaining
Hey Fab Bats! Every time I post something Halloween related, there’s always some dude who says “It’s not Halloween yet!!!!”. Sorry, but I cannot hear you over the sound of my Jack Skellington mug of pumpkin spice latte, Beetlejuice slippers, Bela Lugosi cape and Ministry playing VERY LOUDLY in the background. Halloween is serious business *inserts plastic vampire fangs*. So please, take a sip from one of these fine Halloween Related drinks…
The Gravedigger
Embalming Fluid
The Zombie
Ghost in the Graveyard
Shrunken Head Punch
Black Heart Cider
Black Widow Cocktail
Blood of Vampires
Vampire Cocktail
3 Ingredient Blood Orange Sangria
Bloody Tooth Cocktail
Candy Corn Cocktail
Candy Corn Martini
Pumpkin Pie Martini
Pumpkin Spice Margarita
Halloween Pumpkin Punch
Pumpkin Chai Hot Buttered Rum
Black Magic Martini
Zombie Shooter
Zombie Brains Jello Shots
White Chocolate Ghost Shooters
Candy Corn Jello Shots
Apple Cider Jello Shots
Candy Corn Punch
Candy Corn Milkshakes
Trick-or-Treat Punch
Haunted Halloween Punch
Easy Halloween Drink with Peep Straws
Halloween Hot Chocolate
Orange Vanilla Potion
Orange Fall Party Punch
Orange Sherbert Punch
Pumpkin Hot Chocolate
Crock Pot Pumpkin Spice Latte
Pumpkin Pie Frappe
Gingersnap Pumpkin Milkshake
Pumpkin Pie Protein Smoothie
Spicy Apple Halloween Smoothie
Apple Cider Floats
Apple Cider Slushies
Bloody Shirley Temples
Bloody Good Milkshake Shots
Bloody Candy Apple Milkshake
Red Velvet Cake Batter Milkshake
Transylvania Punch
Vampire’s Favorite Float
Witch’s Brew
Witch Potion Shakes
The Witch’s Specter
Magic Potion
Spellbinders
Black Light Lemonade
Mad Scientist Float
Mad Scientist Potion
Bat Juice
Swamp Juice
Gummy Worm Slushy
The Black Beard
Polyjuice Potion
Butter Beer Cocktail
The Raven
Beetlejuice Drink
Hocus Pocus Fizz Drinks
Mr. Hyde Potion
Easy Halloween Cocktail Recipes and Serving Ideas
How to Make a Pumpkin Keg
Pumpkin Party Cooler
For monster munches, here’s a Halloween Treats masterpost.
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A snippet from an article on Huffington Post about what it means to be working poor.
Pretty spot on…