Artificially Expanded Genetic Information System
Artificially Expanded Genetic Information System (AEGIS) is a synthetic life experiment from the laboratories of the Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution in Gainesville, Florida.[1] The system uses twelve different nucleic acids, including the four found in DNA, in its genetic code, and replicates via polymerase chain reaction.[2] The system is claimed to be able to achieve Darwinian evolution.[1][2]
AEGIS research is the result of a NASA-funded project to try to understand how extraterrestrial life may have developed.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Synthetic life form grows in Florida lab", MSNBC, February 27, 2009
- 1 2 3 "New Artificial DNA Points to Alien Life", LiveScience, February 14, 2009
- Benner SA, Hutter D, Sismour AM (2003). "Synthetic biology with artificially expanded genetic information systems. From personalized medicine to extraterrestrial life". Nucleic Acids Res. Suppl. (3): 125–6. PMID 14510412.
- Yang Z, Hutter D, Sheng P, Sismour AM, Benner SA (2006). "Artificially expanded genetic information system: a new base pair with an alternative hydrogen bonding pattern". Nucleic Acids Res. 34 (21): 6095–101. doi:10.1093/nar/gkl633. PMC 1635279. PMID 17074747.
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