The Illinois state government is hiring for at least 38 jobs in the metro-east and southern Illinois, including one that pays ...

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What do you call an organism with no evolutionary ancestors? SpudCell, apparently ...

The human-made cells show many hallmarks of life, but they can't make all their necessary internal structures or divide for ...

What makes something alive? We simply don't know, but synthetic biologists are a step closer to providing an answer thanks to ...

This cell-like structure can grow, feed, divide and compete. Researchers ponder what it means for the future of synthetic ...

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

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Medical breakthroughs, side effects of AI use, and histories of the natural world feature among this season’s science titles.

On Monday morning in New Orleans, 23-year-old Daniel Cressy rang a bell inside Manning Family Children’s hospital and stepped ...