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Synthetic Organism Created In Lab To Understand Nature of Life

File this one under scary. A group of Frankenstein-like scientists have announced the creation of a synthetic organism that has been stripped to its most basic state of being. The organism has the fewest genes required to multiply and live, something scientists say may help  reveal “big insights” on the nature of life itself Post Guam reports: Genome research pioneer J. Craig Venter called the bacterial cell his research team designed and constructed the “most simple of all organisms.” While the human genome possesses more than 20,000 genes, the new organism gets by with only 473.

DNA May Now Be Stored In “Synthetic Fossils” Thousands of Years

Scientists in Switzerland have developed a method to “write” huge amounts of DNA information and a new way to store it. According to Reuters, the researchers plan to store the DNA information in “synthetic fossils” which could potentially survive thousands of years: In past centuries, books and scrolls preserved the knowledge of our ancestors, even though they were prone to damage and disintegration. In the digital era, most of humanity’s collective knowledge is stored on servers and hard drives.

More Evidence Of Mysterious Ninth Planet Near Edge Of Solar System

Scientists have found more evidence of a ninth planet sitting at the edge of our solar system. Objects have been spotted moving around unusually at the edge of our solar system. And according to one of the scientists who has argued that the hidden planet exists, the best explanation for the strange orbits is the huge mysterious Planet Nine The Independent reports: In January, a pair of scientists argued that they had found another planet, based on calculations using objects at the distant end of our solar system.

Ron Howard Admits Moon Landing Was Staged In Film Studio

For decades, people have debated whether the 1969 Apollo moon landing was real or fake. One of the most persistent theories is that we have never gone to the moon, but instead that the entire thing was filmed on a sound stage. While varying degrees of this myth have existed over time, a few key points to the alleged version of events stays the same: 1.) We never landed on the moon.

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