Life-forms carrying synthesised DNA code could help churn out new drugs that couldn't be made otherwise.
The first living organism to carry and pass down an expanded genetic code to future generations has been created by US scientists, paving the way for a host of new life forms whose cells carry synthetic DNA that looks nothing like the normal genetic code of natural organisms.
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