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University of Minnesota researchers say "SpudCell" is the most life-like synthetic cell yet, able to grow, divide and pass ...

Synthetic organizers provide a way to control formation of kidney organoids as more reliable models for studying disease and ...

To date, the company has raised over $34 million from investors and operates a 15-person team at facilities at Johns Hopkins Medical Campus.

Researchers engineered a tobacco plant with genes from plants, fungi, and animals to produce five psychedelics. They ...

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

A super-resolution image of SpudCell’s liposomes with an encapsulated genome and active protein expression. Photograph: Orion Venero/Adamala Lab A tiny blob in a dish has pushed one of biology’s ...

Scientists build a synthetic cell that grows, divides and replicates DNA using only non-living chemical components.

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

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