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 ...
Synthetic SpudCell, built from chemicals alone, grew, divided, and evolved naturally - a milestone in creating programmable ...
What makes something alive? We simply don't know, but synthetic biologists are a step closer to providing an answer thanks to ...
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 ...
The University of Minnesota scientist speaks to Times Now Digital about SpudCell, the synthetic cell that can grow and replicate, why it is not yet alive and how it could reshape biotechnology.