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What is 'SpudCell'? Arguably the greatest bioengineering feat yet
Why this matters: new research or scientific developments with potential real-world impact.
A prototype cell partly capable of replicating itself has been created using 36 existing bacterial genes, but it's not really a living organism – yet
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