'Synthetic' Chromosome Permits Rapid, On-Demand 'Evolution' of Yeast

ScienceDaily (Sep. 15, 2011) — In the quest to understand genomes -- how they're built, how they're organized and what makes them work -- a team of Johns Hopkins researchers has engineered from scratch a computer-designed yeast chromosome and incorporated into their creation a new system that lets scientists intentionally rearrange the yeast's genetic material...