From why it was created to whether it’s alive, here’s what to know about SpudCell, the latest advance in synthetic biology.
Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time that feeds, grows and replicates like a natural cell, a breakthrough in synthetic biology.
Scientists built a synthetic cell that combines more lifelike properties than ever before — proof of concept that it’s possible to bring nonliving materials to life, or something close to it, in the ...
While many of life's mysteries remain unsolved, every biologist can describe the basic processes performed by a living organism, including energy use, reproduction, growth and development. While these ...
Their bodies and their genomes were built in the lab from scratch, each molecule specified precisely. According to John Glass ...
A researcher found that using Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4.7, he could break into the website of Front Gate—used by every ...
Males of the species Drosophila melanogaster pack thousands of almost two-millimeter-long sperm cells into significantly smaller storage organs. A new study reveals how they move in an orderly manner ...
Every year, bacteria kill more than a million people worldwide through infections that no longer respond to antibiotics. In ...
A research team in Korea has developed a vaccine technology that delivers long-lasting immune protection from a single dose ...