Reprogramming biology
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A technique to regrow the cells, tissues and even whole organs known as 'therapeutic cloning' which would benefit to create tissues from versions of the cells that were made 'younger' by correcting DNA errors and senescence-related changes is reported. The ability to reprogram biology would dramatically increase the human life expectancy, as demonstrated by research technology.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2006
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In the business of synthetic life
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James J. Collins is a member of an emerging field called synthetic biology who genetically altered each Escherichia coli to manufacture a specific protein once the population density of the colony around it reaches a predefined level. Collins described an RNA-ribo regulator, consisting of a sequence of DNA that integrates into a host bacterium's genome.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2005
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