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Scientists create first synthetic cell from scratch
Spud Cell is not alive and cannot function independently, but researchers say it could become a building block for new medicines and materials.
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What happenedSpud Cell is not alive and cannot function independently, but researchers say it could become a building block for new medicines and materials.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "Scientists create first synthetic cell from scratch". The right frames it as "Scientists React to Synthetic Cell Breakthrough".
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CenterScientists create first synthetic cell from scratch
KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightScientists React to Synthetic Cell Breakthrough
K.R. Callaway, New York Times In a lab at the University of Minnesota, scientists have constructed a cell-like system that seems to perform all the functions of life. Squirming around in...
