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

This cell-like structure can grow, feed, divide and compete. Researchers ponder what it means for the future of synthetic ...

What makes something alive? We simply don't know, but synthetic biologists are a step closer to providing an answer thanks to ...

The human-made cells show many hallmarks of life, but they can't make all their necessary internal structures or divide for ...