Scientists Attempt to Build the 1st Single Cell from Scratch -Will They Succeed?


	Scientists Attempt to Build the 1st Single Cell from Scratch -Will They Succeed?

tabsey

5-20-2008 9:32 AM

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How was work? Made a cell.

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(which would be incredibly difficult and likely require Arnold
Schwarzenegger to deal with).  Most modern cellular research looks at
existing cells - which might sound obvious enough, until you realize
just how amazingly complex a single cell is.  Current techniques
examining microcellular structures or identifying gene functions are
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