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Comment by nashashmi | original | For first time, a cell built from scratch grows and divides
[−]nashashmi · 2026-07-02 Thu 03:03 UTC · link
> The self-replication and division you're picturing comes from that biological machinery copying and dividing

I think it will be a missed opportunity to not foresee manufacturing applications of "biological machinery". Enzymes have long been used in manufacturing, especially in chemistry. For the first time, ribosomes and membranes could be used as well.