as a substitute for energy from the sun in photosynthesis.

This genetic editing was not enough to wean the bacteria off of sugar, and so Dr. Gleizer, along with research students Roi Ben-Nissan and Yinon Bar-On and others, began to wean the cultures off of sugar. They fed the bacteria on carbon dioxide and formate, along with tiny amounts of sugar, in a months-long process of directed evolution. They then gradually reduced the amount of sugar the bacteria that survived received. Six months later later, some of the first descendants of the bacteria managed to survive, flourish and reproduce with no sugar at all.

At the next stage, the scientists focused on proving that the upgraded bacteria were surviving only on carbon dioxide. To do so, they used air withthing to witness! Watching her reactions to the world, and finding all of the new things she never noticed before is such a treat! I'm also pretty certain that her toes are her favorite toy ever these days!!

As you can see, she really loves playing with her two favorite people! Probably because they think she's the best thing in the entire world, which is just as it should be. After a little play time, Charley decided a little rice cereal was on the menu, so we moved ourselves into the kitchen. It's no secret in this little series that she was not a fan of the cereal at first, but she eventually came around and that little grin made it's way back onto her beautiful face. There's not