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A minimal cell is brought to life in four dimensions on a computer

development2026-03-12

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A consortium published a whole-cell spatial and kinetic model bringing a genetically minimal cell to life in four dimensions on a computer, simulating genetic processes, metabolism, growth and division across an entire cell cycle, while Princeton released a library of 206 agentic skills for autonomous biomedical research.

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Reporting date: 2026-03-12 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to March 12, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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Princeton University

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The first AI-designed bacteriophages kill their targets

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A minimal cell is brought to life in four dimensions on a computer
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Reporting date: 2026-03-12
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-03-12-whole-cell-simulated-in-4d
Claim: A consortium published a whole-cell spatial and kinetic model bringing a genetically minimal cell to life in four dimensions on a computer, simulating genetic processes, metabolism, growth and division across an entire cell cycle, while Princeton released a library of 206 agentic skills for autonomous biomedical research.
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- Welcome to March 12, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-march-12-2026
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