Natural Sciences Active Updated Jul 2, 2026
Building a living cell from parts
Scientists are assembling the minimum machinery of life from scratch, testing whether the core functions of a living cell need anything mysterious at all.
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A synthetic cell nicknamed SpudCell was reported growing, copying its DNA and dividing, with about 30 percent still carrying DNA after five generations.
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Jul 1, 2026
Doctors reported the first life saved by CRISPR base editing, a precise gene-editing method, in a patient.
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