Scientists Produced a Synthetic Bacterium in 2010, but No One

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Essay

Scientists produced a synthetic bacterium in 2010, but no one has yet produced an entire cell from scratch. How did the synthetic bacterium from 2010 compare with an entirely de novo cell, and what could be reasons that scientists might want to accomplish the latter?

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Title Insurance

A form of insurance that protects against financial loss from defects in title to real property and from the invalidity or unenforceability of mortgage loans.

Recorded Deed

A deed that has been officially entered into the public records, ensuring its validity and informing interested parties of the transfer of property rights.

Profit

An interest in land giving a person the right to enter land owned by another and remove natural resources (e.g., timber) from the land. Also called profit à prendre.

Easement

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