Tag: Open-source science

  • Researchers Construct the World’s First Fully Synthetic Cell from Scratch

    Researchers Construct the World’s First Fully Synthetic Cell from Scratch

    A fundamental rule taught in basic biology is that life only comes from pre-existing life. Every natural organism carries a biological legacy of cellular division that stretches back to the origins of the world. Historically, the divide between inanimate chemical compounds and a functioning biological organism was treated as a hard, permanent border. Recently, researchers…