The results demonstrated that synthetic cells may develop at almost the same rate as normal cells.
The researchers went on to assess how the minimum genome ofJCVI-syn3B might adapt to the processes of evolution over time. They especially assessed how the organisms' natural selection process would occur with regard to limited genes.They then devised an experiment to test the performance of the 300-day-old minimal cells subjected to free evolution.
The work is crucial for understanding how the simplest form creatures overcome evolutionary hurdles, which would help to demystify some biological problems. It is also useful in the treatment of clinical infections. “The team demonstrates the power of natural selection to rapidly optimize fitness in the simplest autonomous organism, with implications for the evolution of cellular complexity. In other words, it shows that life finds a way,” concluded the statement.
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