But first,Mister Venter said, they had to de-activate a gene in the receiving cell that would have killed the synthetic genome.

VOA: special.2010.07.20

To make that genome, the researchers replaced all the natural genetic material in a bacterial cell with a synthetic set of genes.

VOA: special.2010.07.20

Still others question whether the cell and those to follow can really help improve health and make biofuels.

VOA: special.2010.07.20

"Back in the nineteen eighties when I was dating without computers, cell phones,text messaging, instant messaging, people had to be more organized.

VOA: special.2009.09.14

We talked with Jamaica Corker, on her cell phone, at the Population Services International office in the D.R.C.

VOA: special.2010.05.03

Reaching for a cell phone when it's going off, you're nine times more likely to get into an accident than normally driving."

VOA: special.2010.07.01

The coded letters contain people's names, famous sayings and a website to help identify the cell.

VOA: special.2010.07.20

Today we tell about the development of what scientists are calling a synthetic cell - a cell produced by people instead of by nature.

VOA: special.2010.07.20

To many people,the ability of a cell to reproduce itself is the definition of life itself.

VOA: special.2010.07.20

For some people, policies about stem-cell research, same-sex marriage and abortion rights threaten religious beliefs.

VOA: special.2009.05.22

But not everyone sees the hydrogen fuel cell bus as the hope of the future.

VOA: special.2009.09.07

She has made valuable discoveries about cell behavior that could lead to future cancer treatments.

VOA: special.2009.10.02

He says the new cell is one of the most important scientific gains ever made.

VOA: special.2010.07.20

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is honoring all three researchers for studies of the structure and operation of a kind of cell called a ribosome.

VOA: special.2009.12.08