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Mixing some fatty acids and DNA in a test tube of water, they found that the lipid molecules formed a crude ring around the information-rich core. Even more strikingly, nucleotides added to the solution successfully entered the cell and replicated the DNA within a day. We can only hope the scientist took this chance to raise the test tube and cry “In my hand I hold the secret to LIFE ITSELF!”, triggering dramatic lightning strikes and thunder in the background.
— Harvard Team Creates the World’s 1st Synthesized Cells (via Jason Wehmhoener’s FriendFeed)