Cells

Did Life Begin with Spuds?

Scientists at University of Minnesota Twin Cities claim to have made “first synthetic cell with a complete cell cycle”.  This means the cell can take in food, use it to grow and then divide to reproduce more cells, which can then begin this process themselves.  The cells, called SpudCells were made from components extracted from […]

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Asteroids

Asteroid Confirms Origin of Life Science Fiction

Scientists hoping to find clues about the origin on life on earth have been analysing dust collected by a robot space probe from an asteroid named Bennu.  When asteroid debris falls onto the earth in the form of meteorites it is heated and contaminated by chemicals in the atmosphere.  However, the Bennu sample was contained […]

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