BIO Comments on Construction of a Self-Replicating, Synthetic Bacterial Cell by J. Craig Venter Institute

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Thursday, May 20, 2010) – The successful construction of a synthesized genome could enable new research and development of human therapies, biofuels, and biobased chemicals from renewable resources. The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today released the following statement in regard to the announcement by the J. Craig Venter Institute of the successful completion of a …