Semi-Synthetic Biology—“JCVI-syn3A”
June 1, 2021 | Terry Sharrer

Synthetic cell growing and dividing
From the J. Craig Venter Institute and collaborators at NIST and MIT comes this: “For the first time, a team of scientists has created a synthetic single-celled organism that can divide and grow like a regular living cell. This breakthrough could lead to designer cells that can produce useful chemicals on demand or treat disease from inside the body.” Just another day at the ol’ molecular biology lab. MORE
Image Credit: NIST