For the First Time, a Cell Built From Scratch Grows and Divides

According to Quanta Magazine, scientists have achieved a major breakthrough in synthetic biology: an artificial cell built from nonliving materials that exhibits lifelike behavior. For the first time, their synthetic cell grows and divides, blurring the line between chemistry and actual life. The achievement proves it's possible to assemble functioning cellular systems from scratch in the laboratory, potentially enabling new advances in medicine and bioengineering.

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