Scientists at the J. Craig Venter Institute announce the successful transplant of a synthesized genome into an existing cell, creating the world's first artificial lifeform ("Mycoplasma laboratorium").
//www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/may/20/craig-venter-synthetic-life-form ("The Guardian")
//www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=16163006 (Economist)
//news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science_and_environment/10132762.stm (BBC)
//www.ft.com/cms/s/2/3dbad5ca-6431-11df-8618-00144feab49a.html ("Financial Times")
