The Birth of Artificial Life: Creating the World’s First Synthetic Organism

Jul 31, 2023 | Science and Technology

In 1995, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley created the world’s first completely synthetic organism. The organism was a bacterium called “Mycoplasma laboratorium” and its entire genome was synthesized in the lab. This accomplishment marked a major step forward in the field of synthetic biology, paving the way for potential advancements in medicine, biofuel production, and more.

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