Scientists simulate an entire living cell in 4D, published in Cell
tomchapin · x · 2026-11-14
Researchers published a 4D (3D space + time) simulation of an entire living cell — the JCVI-syn3A minimal cell — covering every gene, protein, RNA molecule and chemical reaction across its full life cycle, letting them watch it grow, replicate DNA and divide into daughter cells. The complexity required one dedicated GPU just to compute DNA replication, with another GPU handling all other molecular reactions. The paper appeared in Cell and is being called the craziest paper of the year.
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