What do you call an organism with no evolutionary ancestors? SpudCell, apparently
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‘World’s first’ synthetic cell can eat, grow and replicate, scientists claim
An artificial cell with a full lifecycle has been created for the first time
SpudCell: the first synthetic cell with a full life cycle
Chemistry Coding the SpudCell 🥔
Scientists create artificial life from chemicals, and it eats, grows, and divides like the real thing
Synthetic biology may finally be ready to solve life's biggest mystery
Scientists BUILD a cell from scratch in world-first breakthrough
What do you call an organism with no evolutionary ancestors? SpudCell, apparently
What do you call an organism with no evolutionary ancestors? SpudCell, apparently
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SpudCell can feed, divide, and even outcompete its siblings. It's not truly alive, its creator tells us, but it could still…
From cow femurs to replacement hips and even living leaves
Cortical Labs uses human brain cells attached to silicon chips to create biological computers that could offer energy efficiency…
