This cell-like structure can grow, feed, divide and compete. Researchers ponder what it means for the future of synthetic ...
A prototype cell partly capable of replicating itself has been created using 36 existing bacterial genes, but it's not really ...
In this case, the gene encoding T7 RNA polymerase was added to the SpudCell genome, and it was made by those artificial cells ...
What do you call an organism with no evolutionary ancestors? SpudCell, apparently ...
Synthetic SpudCell, built from chemicals alone, grew, divided, and evolved naturally - a milestone in creating programmable ...
Scientists have built a cell from scratch for the first time ...
The human-made cells show many hallmarks of life, but they can't make all their necessary internal structures or divide for ...
Scientists have created the most advanced synthetic cell yet made in a laboratory. They've dubbed it "Spudcell," echoing Sputnik, the first artificial satellite.