Quoted: A team of 17 researchers at the J. Craig Venter Institute has created the largest man-made DNA structure by synthesizing and assembling the 582,970 base pair genome of a bacterium, Mycoplasma genitalium JCVI-1.0. This work is the second of three key steps toward the team's goal of creating a fully synthetic organism. In the next step, the team will attempt to create a living bacterial cell based entirely on the synthetically made genome.

Quoted: PhysOrg news: South Koreans clone cats that glow in the dark: officials

Quoted: PhysOrg news: In fruit flies, homosexuality is biological but not hard-wired

Thanks Reckon!
The Ted Talks Conference Speech link was awesome!
Loved it!

Quoted: Synthetic biology will be a fact of the 21st century—the question is whether governing bodies will be prepared.

Awwww, that's Cinnamon there to the left.

Quoted: The domestic cat genome has now been sequenced. The genome was of a 4-year-old Abyssinian cat named Cinnamon, who has a well-documented lineage that can be traced back several generations to Sweden. Cinnamon is one of several mammals that are currently being analyzed using "light" (two-fold) genome sequence coverage.

Craig Venter- creator of first artificial life form.
And all around fascinating scientist.

New autobiography:
"A Life Decoded"

Genomic Data Related to Autism Epidemic Released to Speed Research...almost unheard of in scientific research! Good for Hopkins!

Quoted: PhysOrg news: Hopkins researchers release genome data on autism

Genetically modified plants vacuum up toxins

Quoted: By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists have figured out a way to trick plants into doing the dirty work of environmental cleanup, U.S. and British researchers reported on Monday.