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Computer Simulates Full Organism for 1st Time

Single-cell Mycoplasma genitalium, now available by hard drive

By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 20, 2012 3:55 PM CDT

(Newser) – Maybe they'll computerize an entire human brain one day—or even just a couple of cells. For now, Stanford scientists have created the first-ever software simulation of a full single-cell organism, the New York Times reports. It is incredibly small: a bacterium called the...   Read full story »

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