(26 Jul 2017) LEADIN
Baker's yeast is getting a genetic makeover with scientists cooking up a plan to redesign its DNA.
Researchers at New York University are studying yeast as part of a wider project to build redesigned life forms from scratch.
The results of this study could mean new advances in plant biology and even human DNA.
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Yeast could soon help scientists learn how to build redesigned human DNA from scratch.
New York University scientist Jef Boeke (Boo-kuh) is working with an international scientific team to make yeast that works with chunks of man-made DNA.
The team is working to redesign the organism's DNA and create it from scratch. Boeke and his team believe it's a good step
ping stone toward tackling the bigger DNA codes of mammals, including people.
The process to redesign yeast DNA involves using a computer program to alter its natural sequence.
The computer starts with a chunk of the natural DNA letter sequence and then the researchers edit the sequence.
The project has so far reported building about one-third of the yeast genome. Boeke hopes the rest of the construction will be done by the end of the year.
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