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Extra: Developing the first "synthetic cell"

Name: Extra: Developing the first "synthetic cell"
Uploaded: 2010-11-21T12:02:00-0500
Duration: 1 min
Description: Scientist J. Craig Venter tells Steve Kroft how he and his team developed what he calls the "first synthetic cell." It took his team 15 years and millions of dollars to get to this point.

Scientist J. Craig Venter tells Steve Kroft how he and his team developed what he calls the "first synthetic cell." It took his team 15 years and millions of dollars to get to this point.