A tiny bubble of lipids, enzymes and DNA has done something biologists have chased for years: it carried out a full cycle of ...

Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time that feeds, grows and replicates like a natural cell, a ...

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

Learn how SpudCell, a synthetic cell built from chemical parts, can grow, divide, copy its DNA, and bring life-like behavior ...

While public conversations may often focus on chatbots and workplace automation, To sees specialized AI systems trained on ...

Scientists in a historic breakthrough have developed a first-ever synthetic cell capable of completing life cycle like a ...

When scientist J. Craig Venter and his team announced in 2010 that they had created the first cell controlled by a fully synthetic genome, it marked a turning point in how scientists think about life.

While these are not artificial life forms created entirely from scratch, the work demonstrates an unprecedented level of ...

Modern biology is awash in data. Scientists can sequence DNA, track gene activity cell-by-cell, map proteins in space, and image tissues at microscopic resolution. However, it is a struggle to put all ...

Leading AI labs, executives, and scientists are sending a letter to lawmakers urging them to improve tracking of synthetic DNA sequences that could be used for bioweapons. The CEOs of several major ...