To engineer yeast to do more, and understand genomes in general, Jef Boeke, Weimin Zhang (NYU Langone Health) and Leslie Mitchell (Neochromosome) have worked to replace yeast’s native chromosomes with synthetic versions. This project has turned out to be an international collaboration, with some artistic endeavors along the way. Eventually, the goal is to create an entirely human-generated yeast genome.
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- Paper: Manipulating the 3D organization of the largest synthetic yeast chromosome
- NYU Release: Researchers Assemble Nine Synthetic Yeast Chromosomes
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