#  Harvard fuels quest to create life from scratch 

 





March 08, 2009

 

 

Harvard scientists have created a biological machine in the lab that manufactures proteins, mimicking the activity of a cellular structure, called a ribosome, that is critical for life.

If it is verified by other scientists, the work by Harvard Medical School professor George Church would be an important step in the quest to create life from scratch.

Read the [*Boston Globe*](http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2009/03/08/harvard_fuels_quest_to_create_life_from_scratch/) article.



 

 

 



 

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