Evolution machine: Genetic engineering on fast forward - life - 27 June 2011 - New Scientist
This may well be the most important achievement in biotechnology of the past years. Rewriting genomes is a huge step in artificial evolution. Curious to see how this will pan out in 10 years.
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“Say hello to the evolution machine. It can achieve in days what takes genetic engineers years. So far it is just a prototype, but if its proponents are to be believed, future versions could revolutionise biology, allowing us to evolve new organisms or rewrite whole genomes with ease. It might even transform humanity itself.”
