Biologists Create Synthetic Cell That Evolves, Grows, and Divides
Biologists at the University of Minnesota have successfully engineered a synthetic cell, dubbed “SpudCell,” capable of performing core biological life cycles including nutrient intake, growth, DNA replication, and division. According to a preprint posted July 2 on bioRxiv, the cell is constructed entirely from non-living chemical components and functions with a 90,000-base-pair genome, significantly smaller … Read more