Reserachers have managed to transform a bacterial species into someting else by swapping genomesBoston (EON) - Reserachers have managed to transform a bacterial species into someting else by swapping genomes.

Craig Venter stated that the researchers transplanted the entire genetic code of a bacterial organism into another closely related species.

This is the biggest attempt to date to try and re-engineer a living cell in order to use it for things such as biofuels, etc.

Reserachers have managed to transform a bacterial species into someting else by swapping genomes” style=”padding-right: 7px”>Barbara Jasney, deputy editor of the journal Science, stated that this “is a landmark in biological engineering taking us from moving one gene or a set of genes to the ability to move an intact genome.

This is the first time researchers have been able to transplant an entire genome into a living organism and shown that the cell can showcase foreign DNA.