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Changing the Code of Life: Scientists Create a Microbe with a Limited Artificial Genome – Another Step on the Path to Artificial Creatures

Davidson Institute
September 21, 2025
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Researchers from Cambridge have developed Syn57 – an artificial E. coli bacterium that uses only 57 codons out of 64. The development could lead to the production of artificial proteins, new drugs and better control of industrial bacteria.