🧬 7 years ago, scientists proved that they can shave a cell down to its most basic elements, creating a life form with the smallest genome that allows it to grow and divide in lab.
Recent study proofs that even simplest self-replicating organisms on earth can adapt.
During 300 days of evolution in the lab (the generational equivalent of 40,000 human years), the "minimal cells" regained all the vitality they had sacrificed.