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Synthetic Cells

  • McGill University Cell Research

    McGill University Cell Research
    Artificial cells are created at McGill University
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    Artificial Cells

    Artificial cells are created at McGill University (the predecessor to synthetic cells)
  • Dolly the sheep

    Dolly the sheep
    Dolly the sheep is cloned making the first animal not made naturally.
  • DOE investment

    DOE investment
    DOE invests $12 million in Venter’s genome research
  • First Modified Cell

    First Modified Cell
    Students at MIT modify a cell
  • DNA Computer

    DNA Computer
    A computer is programmed with DNA
  • Man-Made Bacteria

    Man-Made Bacteria
    British scientists create a bacteria strand from man made DNA
  • First Synthetic Cell

    First Synthetic Cell
    Scientists create a single-cell synthetic organism.
  • ExxonMobile Investment

    ExxonMobile Investment
    ExxonMobile invests $600 million in SGI in order to produce synthetic cell biofuels
  • Artificial Cell Membrene Production Start

    Artificial Cell Membrene Production Start
    Cells with artificial cell membrane are mass produced
  • MIT RoboCell

     MIT RoboCell
    MIT scientists run electrical circuits through a cell
  • Synthetic Cell Importance

    Synthetic Cells are being prepared to be the next Generation of Medical Engineering