Trevor Gough

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Researchers create 'SpudCells'—synthetic cells that grow, replicate, divide, and undergo selection

University of Minnesota researchers assembled synthetic cells from non-living chemicals: lipid membranes, ~90 kb synthetic genomes, enzymes, and ribosomes. SpudCells grow via feeder vesicle fusion, replicate DNA, divide through membrane buckling, and demonstrate selection as variants outcompete others.

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Researchers create 'SpudCells'—synthetic cells that grow, replicate, divide, and undergo selection

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Researchers create 'SpudCells'—synthetic cells that grow, replicate, divide, and undergo selection