The future of Synthetic Lifeforms

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1. The world’s smallest synthetic lifeform can now move by itselfRobotics21 Dec 2022
2. New genetic firewalls keep engineered alien bacteria safe from outside attackersBiotech and enhanced humans18 Dec 2022
3. Scientists used CRISPR to create a superbug resistant to all viruses on Earth, againBiotech and enhanced humans27 Aug 2021
4. Scientists built a perfectly replicating synthetic cellBiotech and enhanced humans29 Apr 2021
5. New tests prove Covid-19 virus wasn’t made by humans in a labBiotech and enhanced humans2 Apr 2020
6. German scientists just created the world’s first self-replicating synthetic cellsBiotech and enhanced humans16 Mar 2020
7. Weird semi-synthetic bacteria churn out even weirder synthetic proteinsIndustry and manufacturing20 Feb 2020
8. Scientists get closer to creating synthetic cells that can replicate themselvesBiotech and enhanced humans12 Dec 2019
9. Synthetic lifeforms closer to reality after AI creates world’s first synthetic genomeBiotech and enhanced humans11 Jul 2019
10. Designer cells with two genetic codes give life on Earth a serious upgradeBiotech and enhanced humans5 Jul 2019
11. Scientists create Nanobionic plants that detect chemicals and could grow on MarsIndustry and manufacturing13 Apr 2019
12. Scientists built an 8 base pair DNA double helix with potential to create new lifeformsBiotech and enhanced humans25 Feb 2019
13. Quantum artificial life created for the first timeAI and intelligence24 Oct 2018
14. Solar panels made from cyborg bacteria promise even cheaper energyEarth and energy16 Aug 2018
15. Semi-synthetic cells could revolutionise everything from sensors to healthcareBiotech and enhanced humans12 Apr 2018
16. Scientists have built the world’s first biological ‘teleporter’Biotech and enhanced humans7 Aug 2017
17. World first as scientists use two new DNA letters to create new “alien” life formBiotech and enhanced humans29 Jan 2017