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Message: <blockquote data-quote="imhotep" data-source="post: 31590611" data-attributes="member: 562115">Not exactly... This is called Hachimoji DNA.  In Japanese "Hachi" means 8. Somewhere in 2019 the NASA scientists synthesized four nucleotides, ‘B,’ ‘P,’ ‘S,’ ‘Z,’ which can be incorporated in DNA, RNA, and ultimately proteins.These Synthetic DNA bases can be used in a DNA sequence the same way as an ‘A,’ ‘C,’ ‘G,’ or ‘T.’  Just like the natural bases these synthesized bases behave in a similar manner when it comes to pairing - P will only bind with Z, and B will only bind with SPS: A lot of research groups currently work with synthesizing DNA base pairs. Some have even developed to the extent of replacing the usual hydrogen bonds with halogen bonds as its central attraction force.</blockquote>

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