Researchers Create Cell that Feeds, Grows, and Reproduces

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It has been named the 'SpudCell' for its resemblance to a potato by researchers at the University of Minnesota.

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This Cell Feeds, Grows and Reproduces. And It’s Manmade.

From chemical building blocks, scientists have created synthetic cells that have most of the hallmarks of life.

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It can't live outside of a lab though...FOR NOW

 

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Not as revolutionary as it sounds. Craig Venter developed the first synthetic life in 2008.