Jurrasic Park or Zombie Apocalypse? Resurrected 500-million-year-old gene inserted into a Bacteria...

[2VWatatime]

Georgia Tech researchers have resurrected a 500-million-year-old gene from
bacteria and inserted it into modern-day Escherichia coli(E. coli) bacteria

Nothing like turning loose a half billion year old e.coli...

http://phys.org/news/2012-07-scienti...ne-modern.html


(and yes, I know, it's just the genetic sequence. Not as fun headline though)

[spockcat]

Mark in historical records, Georgia was the birthplace of the zombie invasion.

[mavric_ac]

why the hell would they do something like this?

[backinthegame]

Mark in historical records, Georgia was the birthplace of the zombie invasion.

Sorry, Florida was still first by introducing bath salts to street urchins.

[20DYNAMITE07]

Nothing like turning loose a half billion year old e.coli...

http://phys.org/news/2012-07-scienti...ne-modern.html


(and yes, I know, it's just the genetic sequence. Not as fun headline though)

[Danza.]

why the hell would they do something like this?

What if you could inject and grow a dodo or other extinct species?

[dubraycer36]

What if you could inject and grow a dodo or other extinct species?

It would probably STILL want to eat brains.

[Funkatollah Insaney]

Because things go extinct. It's a natural order following the evolutionary rule of survival of the fittest.

[VikingVR6GTI]

It would probably STILL want to eat brains.

Dodo zombies!! That would actually be pretty cool!

[VW1.8Tsunami]

FML, it was nice knowing you guys. I live within a couple miles of GT.

[dubraycer36]

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And a crap ton of these.

Just finished restoring one like this.


SYFOTOS

[MAG58]

Let's not get out of hand. EF-Tu is ubiquitous to modern species as it's partly responsible for driving the ribosome within the context of translation, being the hydrolyzing agent of GTP. Analyzing Ribosomes and translation is a fairly standardized way of measuring relationship of one organism to another evolutionarily. Usually it's done with 16S or 18S rRNA subunits, but in this instance it reads as if she's attempting to understand the functional homology of the ancient EF-Tu with the modern version. Cool stuff to see how relatively unchanged the EF-Tu has remained in bacterium.

FWIW, vectoring in a gene in E. coli is about as easy as it comes.

[foxtrot762]

There's a reason we were separated from certain things by millions of years

[dubraycer36]

Let's not get out of hand. EF-Tu is ubiquitous to modern species as it's partly responsible for driving the ribosome within the context of translation, being the hydrolyzing agent of GTP. Analyzing Ribosomes and translation is a fairly standardized way of measuring relationship of one organism to another evolutionarily. Usually it's done with 16S or 18S rRNA subunits, but in this instance it reads as if she's attempting to understand the functional homology of the ancient EF-Tu with the modern version. Cool stuff to see how relatively unchanged the EF-Tu has remained in bacterium.

FWIW, vectoring in a gene in E. coli is about as easy as it comes.

Being bitten by a zombie and then becoming one yourself is even easier.

[VW1.8Tsunami]

Let's not get out of hand. EF-Tu is ubiquitous to modern species as it's partly responsible for driving the ribosome within the context of translation, being the hydrolyzing agent of GTP. Analyzing Ribosomes and translation is a fairly standardized way of measuring relationship of one organism to another evolutionarily. Usually it's done with 16S or 18S rRNA subunits, but in this instance it reads as if she's attempting to understand the functional homology of the ancient EF-Tu with the modern version. Cool stuff to see how relatively unchanged the EF-Tu has remained in bacterium.

FWIW, vectoring in a gene in E. coli is about as easy as it comes.

lol, you and my ex would be best friends. He does this type of stuff everyday.

[Biz]

Let's not get out of hand. EF-Tu is ubiquitous to modern species as it's partly responsible for driving the ribosome within the context of translation, being the hydrolyzing agent of GTP. Analyzing Ribosomes and translation is a fairly standardized way of measuring relationship of one organism to another evolutionarily. Usually it's done with 16S or 18S rRNA subunits, but in this instance it reads as if she's attempting to understand the functional homology of the ancient EF-Tu with the modern version. Cool stuff to see how relatively unchanged the EF-Tu has remained in bacterium.

FWIW, vectoring in a gene in E. coli is about as easy as it comes.

Well when you put it that way.

[GreenandChrome]

Let's not get out of hand. EF-Tu is ubiquitous to modern species as it's partly responsible for driving the ribosome within the context of translation, being the hydrolyzing agent of GTP. Analyzing Ribosomes and translation is a fairly standardized way of measuring relationship of one organism to another evolutionarily. Usually it's done with 16S or 18S rRNA subunits, but in this instance it reads as if she's attempting to understand the functional homology of the ancient EF-Tu with the modern version. Cool stuff to see how relatively unchanged the EF-Tu has remained in bacterium.

FWIW, vectoring in a gene in E. coli is about as easy as it comes.

You know I don't speak spanish!

Now, this gene and mankind, two things separated by 500 million years of evolution have just been suddenly thrown back into the mix together. How can we possibly have the slightest idea what to expect?

Compared to regular e.Coli, this s**t probably instantly liquefies your innards and you s**t them out and die.

Nope!

[dubraycer36]

You know I don't speak spanish!

Now, this gene and mankind, two things separated by 500 million years of evolution have just been suddenly thrown back into the mix together. How can we possibly have the slightest idea what to expect?

Compared to regular e.Coli, this s**t probably instantly liquefies your innards and you s**t them out and die.

Nope!

Easy Dr. Malcom.

[2VWatatime]

Let's not get out of hand..

I know, it's pretty straightforward, but the headlines can be fun...

[Egilbe]

Our bodies have already produced the defense mechanisms to defeat this 500 million year old e. coli. They are just lying in wait, dormant, ready to ambush the little bastard!

[Yo Teach]

Easy Dr. Malcom.

Life, ah, finds a way.

[nicoli]

Let's not get out of hand. EF-Tu is ubiquitous to modern species as it's partly responsible for driving the ribosome within the context of translation, being the hydrolyzing agent of GTP. Analyzing Ribosomes and translation is a fairly standardized way of measuring relationship of one organism to another evolutionarily. Usually it's done with 16S or 18S rRNA subunits, but in this instance it reads as if she's attempting to understand the functional homology of the ancient EF-Tu with the modern version. Cool stuff to see how relatively unchanged the EF-Tu has remained in bacterium.

FWIW, vectoring in a gene in E. coli is about as easy as it comes.

Dammit...I was having so much fun running around my office in a frenzy, screaming like a little girl "we're all gonna die!!!!!!!!!!"

[GtIVR6-RJ]

Mark in historical records, Georgia was the birthplace of the zombie invasion.

[MAG58]

Dammit...I was having so much fun running around my office in a frenzy, screaming like a little girl "we're all gonna die!!!!!!!!!!"

Far be it from me to keep you from that. God knows I'm a pair of spontaneous mutations away from creating the Andromeda strain.

[GreenandChrome]

Far be it from me to keep you from that. God knows I'm a pair of spontaneous mutations away from creating the Andromeda strain.

At least that worked itself out... load up on the sterno. lol. but seriously.

are you in an underground, air-tight bunker? or you in one of those high-density, multi-use buildings with apartments above and a subway/deli below? Centered in the middle of a metropolis?

[Eightysixturbo]

cool stuff

[Techun]

this thread is now about Michael Crichton!

[the mad conductor]

That zombie thing is played out..

I'm down for some trex hunting tho.

[Surf Green]

Let's not get out of hand.

You must be new here.

[White Jetta]

Why would you need a penispump during the zombie apocalypse?

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SYFOTOS

[2VWatatime]

That zombie thing is played out..
I'm down for some trex hunting tho.

100% agreed. It's time to pull out the good stuff, w/30-06 being the minimum to bring those big ones down. Maybe we'll be able to see what a 12 ga slug can do to lizard hide!

Let's not get out of hand.

Y.H.G.T.B.F.K.M. Or, SG is correct.