Thursday, May 20, 2010

Scientists create new bacteria out of nothing

Just reported in the journal Science, Craig Venter's group has created Mycoplasma mycoides out of nothing. Now if they could just create a new antibiotic!

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/21/science/21cell.html

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