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Whole-Genome Synthesis Will Transform Cell Engineering
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Whole-Genome Synthesis Will Transform Cell Engineering

By Andrew Hessel, Sang Yup Lee on November 10, 2020 Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists in China uploaded the virus’s genetic sequence (the blueprint for its production) to genetic databases. A Swiss group then synthesized the entire genome and produced the virus from it—essentially teleporting the virus into their laboratory for study without having to wait for physical...