It’s fascinating when people collaborate to create something together… in this instance, an open source project whereas those involved have built ‘a virtual copy of the Caenorhabditis elegans nematode’ (worm: one of the most widely-studied creatures on Earth) entirely out of computer code (which could be a forerunner for medical / commercial applications, etc. at some point in the future).
(Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/mS9FDU