Scientists at the University of Minnesota say they have built a synthetic cell that can feed, grow, copy its DNA and divide. Some versions also appear to perform better than others, allowing a basic form of selection.

Scientists at the University of Minnesota say they have built a synthetic cell that can feed, grow, copy its DNA and divide. Some versions also appear to perform better than…

The SpudCell certainly resembles a living cell, but a key structure inside the cell falls short of the real thing