Creating DNA in a lab

Name: Creating DNA in a lab
Uploaded: 2017-11-14T03:20:00+00:00
Duration: 3 min 8 s
Description: Imagine wheat resistant to climate change or trees that purify water supplies. That is not too far-fetched. It took 10 years, but Dr. Jef Boeke and scientists in 11 other labs on four continents finally figured out a way to create DNA from scratch. And it starts with yeast.

Imagine wheat resistant to climate change or trees that purify water supplies. That is not too far-fetched. It took 10 years, but Dr. Jef Boeke and scientists in 11 other labs on four continents finally figured out a way to create DNA from scratch. And it starts with yeast.

Posted November 14, 2017 12:57pm EST