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Science | The Guardian @theguardian_science@halo.nu · Aug 06, 2026

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Scientific Frontline @sflorg@mastodon.social · Jul 07, 2026

An international research team has engineered "Tumbleweed," an artificial protein motor capable of taking externally controlled, directed steps along a DNA track to mimic the biological engines found inside living cells. #SyntheticBiology #Nanophysics #MolecularBiology #Biochemistry #sflorg https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/sybi07072601.html

jcrabapple @jcrabapple@dmv.community · Jul 01, 2026

Scientists built a cell from scratch for the first time. It feeds, grows, replicates its DNA, and divides. Called SpudCell. 36 genes, 90K base pairs, 150-200 molecules. Not alive (can't make ribosomes, can't evolve, needs constant feeding) but it's the first complete cell cycle from entirely non-living components. https://www.quantamagazine.org/for-the-first-time-a-cell-built-from-scratch-grows-and-divides-20260701/ #syntheticbiology #science #biology

br00t4c @br00t4c@mastodon.social · Jul 01, 2026

Science | The Guardian @theguardian_science@halo.nu · Jul 01, 2026

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