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February 08, 2014

Scientists turn primitive artificial celle into complex biological materials
Odense, Denmark (SPX) Feb 07, 2014
It is a big dream in science: To start from scratch with simple artificial microskopic building blocks and end up with something much more complex: living systemts, novel computers or every-day materials. For decades scientists have pursied the dream of creating artificial building blocks that can self-assemble in large numbers and reassemble to take on new tasks or to remedy defects. Now researchers from University of Southern Denmark have taken a step forward to make this dream come true. "The p ... read more

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