| thetonestarr said: Only the DNA is synthetic. That's not advanced. That's just tedious. |
The technique itself isn't advanced, to create a synthetic DNA using YAC genome libraries (Yeast Artificial Chromossome) and then implant it as separated different vectors has been used since the dawn of genetics engineering in the 70's.
What's advanced though, and a major break through, is that the entire synthetic DNA works like a functional chromossome (since Bacteria only have one chromossome), which has every normal function as normal DNA. For that matter, that single synthetic chromossome has to have the ability to functionalize hundreds of different genes and alelles, create it's own restriction enzymes and polymerases, have it's own proteossomic and ribossomic capacities. This is what's groundbreaking in this new synthetic cell.
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