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Virtual Cell

Fact

A computer model that simulates a cell's state and reactions.

In Plain Words

It is a tiny cell in a computer lab. Give it a drug. Change a gene. Then watch for the tiny alarm lights.

Scientists use it before real cell tests. It can help study diseases and screen new drugs.

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