X-Message-Number: 25246 From: "The NanoAging Institute" <> Subject: Artificial cells take shape Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 15:47:52 -0500 Bacterium-sized 'protein factories' are a step along the road to synthetic life. Primitive cells similar to bacteria have been created by US researchers. These synthetic cells are not truly alive, because they cannot replicate or evolve. But they can churn out proteins for days, and could be useful for drug production, as well as advancing the quest to build artificial life from scratch. http://www.nanoaging.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=742 Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=25246