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What is 'SpudCell'? Arguably the greatest bioengineering feat yet

A prototype cell partly capable of replicating itself has been created using 36 existing bacterial genes, but it's not really ...

University of Minnesota scientists create first synthetic cell that can complete a life cycle

Scientists at the University of Minnesota say they've made the first synthetic cell that can complete a life cycle, a major ...
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Scientists build synthetic cell that grows, divides and passes DNA to offspring

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

U of M researcher creates synthetic cell that could change the world

Synthetic biologist Kate Adamala said the discovery is a ‘holy grail’ in engineering biology because engineered cells could ...