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NewsMar 30

Scientists Revive Dead Bacteria With Synthetic Genome Transplants, Creating the First Living Cells Built From Non-Living Parts

Researchers at the J. Craig Venter Institute transplanted synthetic genomes into chemically killed bacteria, producing 'zombie cells' that resumed normal growth and division.

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AnalysisMar 21

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Basecamp Research Launches Trillion Gene Atlas to Map 100 Million Species and Accelerate AI-Designed Therapeutics

Basecamp Research launches the Trillion Gene Atlas, a two-year initiative to expand known genetic diversity 100-fold by sequencing over 100 million species with partners Anthropic, Ultima Genomics, PacBio, and NVIDIA.

7 min read4 sources

NewsFeb 17

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Scientists Identify the Enzyme That Shatters Chromosomes in One in Four Cancers, Revealing a New Target for Drug Resistance

UC San Diego researchers identify N4BP2 as the molecular trigger behind chromothripsis, the catastrophic chromosome-shattering event that drives treatment resistance in roughly a quarter of human cancers.

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