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Fluorescent microscopy image shows SpudCell, a lab-built synthetic cell, mid-division, glowing red against a dark background.

Minnesota Lab Builds a Synthetic Cell That Grows and Divides

A University of Minnesota team says its lab-built "SpudCell" can feed, grow and divide using only non-living parts, a milestone that comes with an asterisk: peer review hasn't happened yet.

Science  · 3 Jul 2026, 05:26  · Daniel Okafor