SpudCell: Open-source synthetic cells to run tiny, low-carbon factories
Scientists unveiled SpudCell, a bottom-up synthetic cell that can feed, grow and reproduce, designed to function as a tiny, open-access biofactory for sustainable materials and drugs. With Biotic hosting its patent and the University of Minnesota license, the project aims to democratize access to micro-scale bioengineering to accelerate low-carbon manufacturing, while prompting debates over governance, ethics and biosafety.
