A team at the University of Minnesota has created a synthetic cell capable of growing and dividing, although it is not yet alive; this represents a step toward building artificial life. Several specialists agree that it represents one of the closest approaches to date to building a cell from scratch. It looks like a microscopic drop of water encased in a fatty membrane, but inside that tiny bubble, something extraordinary is happening. A collect…
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A team at the University of Minnesota has created a synthetic cell capable of growing and dividing, although it is not yet alive; this represents a step toward building artificial life. Several specialists agree that it represents one of the closest approaches to date to building a cell from scratch. It looks like a microscopic drop of water encased in a fatty membrane, but inside that tiny bubble, something extraordinary is happening. A collect…