
A breakthrough in synthetic life
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Synthetic biologist Kate Adamala has been making major headlines as her lab creates cells that feed, divide, and grow — all from nonliving parts. It may sound like sci-fi, but Kate believes that these “not quite alive” cells are key to a renewable future. This is the second episode of our new three-part series, Life from Scratch. To watch this episode on video, find us on Netflix! Guests: Kate Adamala, associate professor at the University of Minnesota For show transcripts, go to vox.com/unxtranscripts For more, go to vox.com/unexplainable And please email us! unexplainable@vox.com We read every email.…