AdvertisementScientists Build A Live, No-Frills Cell That Could Have A Big FutureMarch 24, 2016Rae Ellen BichellfacebookEmailIn 2010, scientists plopped the genetic material of one Mycoplasma bacterium into another type to create the self-replicating cells shown above. Six years later, they've come out with an even simpler synthetic organism that has fewer genes. (Science Source)