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

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Submitted ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨cm0002@literature.cafe⁩ to ⁨science@mander.xyz⁩

https://www.quantamagazine.org/for-the-first-time-a-cell-built-from-scratch-grows-and-divides-20260701/

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  • kayzeekayzee@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    HOMUNCULUS HOORAY

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  • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    If you didn’t read the article, don’t get too worked up - it’s a cell raised in a bath of ready-made cell organelles, which it can absorb and use, basically.

    It’s still impressive, given what the state of the art was, but don’t expect it growing on a damp spot near you anytime soon.

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  • Miller@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Zombie apocalypse for Christmas then.

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  • Mac@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    A CELL DIVIDES AND MULTIPLIES
    A STRANGE MUTATION OVERRIDES
    AND CARBON-COPIES INTO FOOOOUUUUR

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