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Researchers led by Jason Chin at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) have developed a viable Escherichia coli strain that uses only 57 codons—and it took only around 100,000 changes to the genome to do it. cen.acs.org/biological-c... #chemsky 🧪 #biotech #synbio
Bacteria built with smallest genetic code ever
The engineered <i>Escherichia coli</i> have only 57 codons compared with the usual 64
cen.acs.org
August 2, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Researchers led by Jason Chin at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) have developed a viable Escherichia coli strain that uses only 57 codons—and it took only around 100,000 changes to the genome to do it. cen.acs.org/biological-c... #chemsky 🧪 #biotech #synbio
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Researchers in China have shown that essential resources can be generated in space from sunlight, the moon’s soil, and astronauts’ breath. cen.acs.org/physical-che... #chemsky 🧪
Moon dust and astronaut breath can keep people alive in space
Scientists have found a way to get oxygen, water, and fuel from lunar dirt
cen.acs.org
July 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Researchers in China have shown that essential resources can be generated in space from sunlight, the moon’s soil, and astronauts’ breath. cen.acs.org/physical-che... #chemsky 🧪