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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 ...

Scientists Made a Cell With Most of the Hallmarks of Life. Here’s What to Know.

From why it was created to whether it’s alive, here’s what to know about SpudCell, the latest advance in synthetic biology.
C&EN

Modular syntheses: Putting function first

And Schafmeister isn’t the only chemist turning to modular methods of synthesis to explore vast regions of chemical space. It ...
New Scientist on MSN

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 ...

World's first synthetic cell with a complete life cycle could revolutionize biological engineering

While many of life's mysteries remain unsolved, every biologist can describe the basic processes performed by a living organism, including energy use, reproduction, growth and development. While these ...
The Economist

Scientists have built a cell in a lab from the ground up

Their bodies and genomes were built in the lab from scratch, each molecule specified precisely. According to John Glass, a ...
The Economist

Scientists have built a cell from the ground up

Their bodies and their genomes were built in the lab from scratch, each molecule specified precisely. According to John Glass ...

This new Google tool brings AI agents to your Fitbit and health data

Google's new Health CLI lets you build custom dashboards, AI-powered health automations, and more using your Google Health ...

Artificial cell manages a few rounds of cell division

In this case, the gene encoding T7 RNA polymerase was added to the SpudCell genome, and it was made by those artificial cells ...