Submission + - Scientists create artificial cell (nytimes.com)
kemosabi writes: The NYTimes reports that scientists at the University of Minnesota have created an artificial cell that grows, feeds, and reproduces. It is apparently made from the ground up without incorporating "pre-fab" cellular structures or organelles from existing biological life. It is called "spud cell". It's a pretty stripped-down version of a cell, has minimal cellular functions isn't self-sufficient.
