epa02166865 Undated handout photo from the J. Craig Venter Institute in San Diego, California, USA, shows negatively stained transmission electron micrographs of aggregated M. mycoides. Scientists announced on 20 May 2010 that they produced a living cell powered by manmade DNA, a step towards the posibility of constructing artificial life. EPA/J. CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE/HO EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
Scientists construct synthetic living cell powered by manmade DNA
