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I built my own Excel function without touching VBA, and now I use it daily

If you can write an Excel formula, you can build your own function.
The New York Times

This Cell Feeds, Grows and Reproduces. And It’s Manmade.

Scientists have long dreamed of discovering the alchemy by which chemicals can be turned into life. On Wednesday, a team at the University of Minnesota announced that it had taken a major step toward ...
The New York Times

Scientists Made a Cell With Most of the Hallmarks of Life. Here’s What to Know.

From why it was created to whether it’s alive, here’s what to know about SpudCell, the latest advance in synthetic biology. By K. R. Callaway SpudCell is a synthetic cell made by scientists at the ...
Science Daily

Researchers crack the code of cell movement

Scientists have discovered how chemokines and G protein-coupled receptors selectively bind each other to control how cells move. Scientists from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the Medical ...
Science Daily

These fat-filled brain cells may be making multiple sclerosis worse

Scientists have uncovered a surprising clue that may help explain why multiple sclerosis (MS) progresses rapidly in some people but not others. In brain tissue from patients with severe MS, ...
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I’ve been overcomplicating Excel lookups with VLOOKUP — this obscure function changed that

If your VLOOKUP formula needs a helper column, try DGET instead.
CNN

Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time

Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time that can feed, grow and replicate like a natural cell. This breakthrough in synthetic biology could usher in an era of ...