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Comment by petcat | original | For first time, a cell built from scratch grows and divides
[−]petcat · 2026-07-01 Wed 17:58 UTC · link
The people behind it:

https://biotic.org/

> Biotic is a public-benefit nonprofit research organization developing chemically and functionally defined synthetic cells. Biotic's mission is to responsibly enable and steward foundational advances in bioengineering. Our goal is to ensure that all people and the planet benefit from world‑leading biotechnologies soon enough to matter. We conduct and support public‑benefit research ranging from foundational science to how people interact with biotechnology.

It looks like this particular research is conducted at the University of Minnesota

[−]krunck · 2026-07-01 Wed 20:28 UTC · link
Everything they are doing is dual use. Thus I don't feel the benefit.