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Scientists React to the Lab-Made, Yet Lifelike, SpudCell

NY Times · Jul 2, 2026, 9:03 AM

This cell-like structure can grow, feed, divide and compete. Researchers ponder what it means for the future of synthetic biology and our definition of “life.”

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