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From simple chemicals to a cell-like system that grows and reproduces, researchers have crossed a major milestone. The ...

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

Genome-wide data extracted from human remains placed inside cliffside coffins across southern China now directly connect the ...

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

Scientists say they have developed the world’s first synthetic cell with a complete life cycle, built entirely from non-living chemical components, in a breakthrough which could open the door to ...

A new analysis of ancient DNA has found that Neanderthal genomes contain 62 percent more ancestry from anatomically modern ...

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