For first time, a cell built from scratch grows and divides

Re:For first time, a cell built from scratch grows and divides by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday July 01, 2026 @11:27AM (#48748454)

> aliens that seeded life on Earth are seeing us making baby steps

Or like a grad student didn’t dispose of their work properly and are desperately trying to distract from their scandal.

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Re:For first time, a cell built from scratch grows and divides by manIliketea on Wednesday July 01, 2026 @12:07PM (#48749126)

I vastly prefer the explanation like of Roadside Picnic. They didn't try to create us, they don't care that we're here, and, ultimately, we will never be able to know them in any meaningful sense. ;)

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Re:For first time, a cell built from scratch grows and divides by thriftwy on Wednesday July 01, 2026 @12:43PM (#48749654)

https://shkrobius.livejournal.com/401292.html offers a fascinating narrative rooted in cell biology

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