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From why it was created to whether it’s alive, here’s what to know about SpudCell, the latest advance in synthetic biology.

Antibodies are among the most important protein-detecting reagents in research, yet they can be surprisingly unreliable. It’s an issue close to Alejandra Solache’s heart. “The way many antibodies are ...