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Jack Szostak
Coverage of Jack Szostak in the Nexus archive.
- For the First Time, a Cell Built From Scratch Grows and Divides
Biologists created a synthetic cell from nonliving components that grew, replicated its DNA, and divided, mimicking key life functions. The achievement was described as 'an impressive step' by Jack Szostak, a researcher at the University of Chicago.