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

"For example in Rwanda, where cell phone-based technologies are being used to keep track of dispensation of drugs to patients with H.I.V.

VOA: special.2010.05.03

The University of Illinois Extension says cabbage is easily transplanted from bare-root plants or cell packs.

VOA: special.2009.03.03

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

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

VOA: special.2009.05.22

The researchers added the changed DNA to yeast -- a simple,single-cell organism.

VOA: special.2010.07.20

This kind of cell-line is called "immortal."

VOA: special.2010.07.21

"We are here today to announce the first synthetic cell -- a cell made by starting with the digital code in the computer, building the chromosome from four bottles of chemicals, assembling that chromosome in yeast, transplanting it into a recipient bacterial cell and transforming that cell into a new bacterial species."

VOA: special.2010.07.20

And that sparse array of wires has exactly the same light absorption and electricity-collection properties as the conventional silicon wafer cell."

VOA: standard.2010.02.19

According to Jim Jennings, a spokesperson for Allstate Insurance Company, says the number one cause of distracted-driving accidents is cell phones.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

The name matches that of a German man of Moroccan origin thought to be a member of the Hamburg, Germany cell of al-Qaida.

VOA: standard.2009.10.30

It relies on a network of 80 peddlers who make a living out of pedaling to recharge the lights or cell-phones of their neighbors.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

For hepatitis C vaccine we're learning a lot from in vitro or cell-based methods."

VOA: standard.2010.02.16

In addition to her research and teaching, Fuchs serves as president of the American Society for Cell Biology, and is president-elect of the International Society for Stem Cell Research.

VOA: standard.2010.03.29