BIO-1201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Craig Venter, Celera Corporation, Synthetic Biology
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Nov. 14 synthetic life notes: craig venter institute in 2010. Developed two colonies of microplasma mycoides jcvi-syn 1. 0, a synthetically developed organism. In may 2010, the craig venter institute announced that they had created a complete genome consisting of millions of base pairs of dna, inserted it into a cell, and enabled that cell to replicate itself. The bacteria infects goats and other ruminant animals (multiple stomach) Francis collins of the publicly funded human genome project and craig venter"s private firm, celera genomics. The entire human genome was finally sequenced or decoded in 2003. Make custom vaccines for bacterial and viral infections. Produce an incredible variety of industrial enzymes. Generate novel proteins and additives to enhance quality and stability of food products. Learn about or even make the earliest simplest life forms define synthetic life: Marine genome sequencing project, measuring the genetic diversity of ocean microbes. Wanted a data bank of just about every gene he could find.
