Scientists built a new chromosome and inserted it into a yeast cell . The yeast survived , made use of its new DNA and evolved . It took seven years and the help of 60 students to build ` ` synIII '' The breakthrough made scientists more able to study living organisms .
Scientists built a designer chromosome and inserted it into a yeast cell . The cell survived , made use of its new genes and reproduced . It took seven years and the help of 60 students to build `` synIII '' The breakthrough makes scientists more able to design living things .