Most of these are truly fascinating and inspiring. But one is a little creepy and leaves me wondering for what good or bad it may be used. I've posted it below and the rest you can find at the link attached at the bottom of the blog.
A Living Organism With An Expanded Genetic Alphabet
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<p data-textannotation-id="5dd6bc6abc7cae45278a8c79d659e2f9">The genetic codes of all living things consist of the same four building blocks: Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, and Cytosine. These building blocks, abbreviated by the letters A, T, G, and C, respectively can be found in untold combinations. But in May of this year, researchers announced they had engineered, for the first time, live E. coli bacteria that incorporate two entirely new letters into their genetic alphabet. An achievement nearly 15 years in the making, the team's reconstituted version of the bacteria boasts two artificial base blocks of DNA – DNA that can be carried and passed on to future generations.
