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Floyd E. Romesberg: The radical possibilities of man-made DNA
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Every cell that's ever lived has been the result of the four-letter genetic alphabet: A, T, C and G — the basic units of DNA. But now that's changed. In a visionary talk, synthetic biologist Floyd E. Romesberg introduces us to the first living organisms created with six-letter DNA — the four natural letters plus two new man-made ones, X and Y — and explores how this breakthrough could challenge our basic understanding of nature's design.
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TED.com
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Tedtalks;TED;Talks;genetics;science;invention;technology;biology;DNA;future;synthetic biology;medicine;medical research;bioethics;biotech;molecular biology;nature;TED2017;2018
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