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Scientists built SpudCell, a synthetic cell that grows, divides, and passes DNA to offspring from non-living parts.

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Synthetic cell SpudCell, the first built from non-living components by University of Minnesota synthetic biologists Kate ...

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Scientists say they have developed the world's first synthetic cell with a complete life cycle, built entirely from ...

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