World's first synthetic cell with a complete life cycle could revolutionize biological engineering

While many of life's mysteries remain unsolved, every biologist can describe the basic processes performed by a living organism, including energy use, reproduction, growth and development. While these ...
Daily Mail on MSN

Scientists build a cell from scratch: Synthetic organism can feed, grow, copy its DNA and divide

Scientists have built a synthetic cell from scratch in a world-first breakthrough that paves the way for creating entirely ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

Scientists build synthetic cell that grows, divides and passes DNA to offspring

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed what they describe as the world’s ...

Scientists create 'life': All you need to know about the SpudCell - why it matters & where it falls short

Scientists have engineered 'SpudCell,' a lab-made system from chemicals that mimics life's core functions like growth and ...
Computerworld

Creating a basic padded cell

As regular readers of Unix Insider probably know, Peter Galvin has abdicated as Unix Insider‘s security czar to start a new system administration column for this magazine. Following Peter’s lead, this ...