- (AFP) -- US researchers said they have succeeded in creating
an artificial virus from synthetic genes that can attack bacteria.
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- The Phi-X174 bacteriophage was developed from its genetic
code. It took the scientists just 14 days to make the artificial virus.
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- Full details of the breakthrough, which could help fight
certain incurable diseases, were to be given at a press conference later
in the day.
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- The work was led by Craig Venter, who has also been strongly
involved in work on mapping the human genome sequence.
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