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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 ...

The human-made cells show many hallmarks of life, but they can't make all their necessary internal structures or divide for ...

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed what they describe as the world’s ...

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