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Scientists at the University of Minnesota say they've made the first synthetic cell that can complete a life cycle, a major ...

Scientists have built a cell from scratch for the first time ...

Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time that feeds, grows and replicates like a natural cell, a ...

Hop on social media in June or July, and you'll probably come across "Summerween" content. The idea of celebrating all things ...

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Russia spied on British politicians for decades in a bid to cultivate them, and concluded that former Prime Minister Boris ...

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