The Mysterious Thing About a Marvelous New Synthetic Cell and other top stories.

• The Mysterious Thing About a Marvelous New Synthetic Cell

  In 2010, a team of scientists announced that they had created a synthetic living cell. The team, led by Nobel laureate Ham Smith, microbiologist Clyde Hutchison III, and genomics pioneer Craig Venter, fashioned the full genome of a tiny bacterium called Mycoplasma mycoides in their lab, and implanted the DNA into the empty cell of another related microbe. They nicknamed it Synthia. Some news sources claimed that the team had, for the first time, created artificial life. Others noted that they h..

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• Razer goes budget-friendly with new Blackwidow X keyboard line

  

  In the world of gaming accessories, “budget-friendly” is not a word frequently used. Naturally, one of the biggest players industry, Razer, aims to change that with the Blackwidow X. The newest set of keyboards added to their existing lineup, the Blackwidow X has changes made not only to improve simplicity, but to promote more competitive (e.g. budget-friendly) pricing for gaming keyboards, overall. Starting at $130, it’s $10 cheaper than the previous generation, yet features a new in-house sw..

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• New York International Auto Show's Coolest Concept Cars

  

  These aren't cars you can drive off the dealership lot now but the forward-thinking designs and features packed into the concept cars at the New York International Auto Show display imagination and highlight how drivers and passengers may interact with ...

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• Google parent Alphabet ushers in 'fiscal discipline era'

  

  Alphabet Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat (Weinberg-Clark Photography) SAN FRANCISCO — The days of free spending appear to be waning as Alphabet gets serious about subsidiary companies becoming more disciplined and accountable. “The fiscal discipline era has now descended upon everything,” Tony Fadell, the CEO of smart device subsidiary Nest, told The Information in an interview. Google bought Fadell’s company for $3.2 billion in 2014. Alphabet’s message to Google’s “other bets:” “Hey, show us..

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