Switching Species
Researchers at the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) today announced the results of work on genome transplantation methods allowing them to transform one type of bacteria into another type dictated by the transplanted chromosome. The work, published online in the journal Science, by JCVI’s Carole Lartigue, Ph.D. and colleagues, outlines the methods and techniques used to change one bacterial species, Mycoplasma capricolum into another, Mycoplasma mycoides Large Colony (LC), by replacing one organism’s genome with the other one’s genome.
“The successful completion of this research is important because it is one of the key proof of principles in synthetic genomics that will allow us to realize the ultimate goal of creating a synthetic organism,” said J. Craig Venter, Ph.D., president and chairman, JCVI. “We are committed to this research as we believe that synthetic genomics holds great promise in helping to solve issues like climate change and in developing new sources of energy.”
if this is true, this could have all kinds of implications.
Interesting, but what does creating synthetic organisms have to do with “solving” climate change? Maybe creating bacteria that consume carbon? Or does every research proposal just throw that buzzword in there now to ensure funding?
Posted by Paul T on 06/30 at 10:58 AMYes, global warming is a way to get funding. I’ve read several scientists say that in order to get funding for anything just mention global warming. This is why it’s such a scam that needs to stop.
Posted by James Hudnall on 06/30 at 11:41 PM
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