Scientists from the University of Minnesota say they have created the first-ever synthetic cell built entirely from scratch, ...

The Oversight Project released its Keeping Families Together Plan, a multi-point framework for deporting illegal immigrants and preventing an explosion in birth tourism expected after the SCOTUS ...

Scientists claim that for the first time in history, they have constructed a synthetic cell that feeds, grows, and replicates — just like a natural one — out of non-living chemical components. The ...

From why it was created to whether it’s alive, here’s what to know about SpudCell, the latest advance in synthetic biology.

Their bodies and their genomes were built in the lab from scratch, each molecule specified precisely. According to John Glass ...

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 ...

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 ...

A research team led by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) has revealed how the genome is reorganized in 3D during ...

Starting one's sex life and having children at a young age can run in the family. But can pregnancy have beneficial health ...

While B12 is prevalent in the blood of some cancer patients, researchers remain divided as to whether it causes or aids ...

A biotech company and a U.S. government agency announced on Thursday a plan to create an archive of living cells and genomic ...

Base editing, the process used to make the changes, only nicks one strand of DNA, avoiding the major DNA errors that made ...