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For first time, a cell built from scratch grows and divides
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red75prime
· 2026-07-01 Wed 16:43 UTC ·
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And the synthetic cell doesn't need to do anything about separating genetic material between daughter cells because it's just free-floating DNA that is likely to be in both parts. Right?
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ACCount37
· 2026-07-01 Wed 17:22 UTC ·
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More like, the DNA is tied to the membrane, so splitting the membrane splits the DNA too.