For the First Time, a Cell Built From Scratch Grows and Divides | Quanta Magazine
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Scientists built a synthetic cell that combines more lifelike properties than ever before — proof of concept that it’s possible to bring nonliving materials to life, or something close to it, in the lab.

People own individual animals, or even large groups of them, but no one claims ownership of an entire species ~ will that change?

If you’ve genetically engineered it yourself - does that mean you own all individual creatures created with that DNA?

Think this is an arcane concern? I bet the people who’ll want to make money out of this tech won’t be thinking the same way.

For the First Time, a Cell Built From Scratch Grows and Divides