Building synthetic chromosomes one yeast at a time: insights from Sc2.0

What this contributes

Sc2.0 researchers reflect on synthetic yeast chromosome construction.

Why it belongs here

Humanized yeast and synthetic chromosomes show that cells can be engineered to carry selected sequences and perform specific functions. These studies give the Culture a research context. They do not demonstrate the proposed memorial product, complete body conversion or the preservation of a person.

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