From why it was created to whether it’s alive, here’s what to know about SpudCell, the latest advance in synthetic biology.
Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time that feeds, grows and replicates like a natural cell, a breakthrough in synthetic biology.
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Have scientists really made a living cell from scratch? Not quite
A prototype cell partly capable of replicating itself has been created using 36 existing bacterial genes, but it's not really a living organism – yet ...
From chemical building blocks, scientists have created synthetic cells that have most of the hallmarks of life.
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