Artificial life breakthrough

[Amygdala]

Scientists create 'alien' life form with artificial genetic code

For the first time, researchers create a new organism based on E. coli that passes along artificially engineered DNA.

www.cnet.com

Need some time to ponder this, just passing it along now.

 

[Nathanial.Dread]

We're all going to be dead in a week. That's my bet.

Here's the real write-up in Nature

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature13314.html

 

[shanedudddy2]

Dead in a week, what?
You happen to be the second coming of Nostradamus? hehe