The study of virus–host immunity has undergone rapid transformation with the emergence of high-dimensional and single-cell technologies. Traditional ...

With this breakthrough scientists could design synthetic cells to deliver targeted medicines, fight diseases, or produce insulin and other important drugs more efficiently.

Scientists have created a cell from scratch and believe they can engineer it, which would be a medical phenomenon.

Getting it over the finish line was a labor of love—and now, more than five years after her death, the lab of former Sloan ...

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

Scientists have created the world’s first man-made cell that can eat, grow and reproduce. Called SpudCell, it is the work of ...

University of Minnesota scientists used chemical ingredients in a lab to create a synthetic cell with most of the hallmarks of life. What does that mean?

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

Metabolic syndrome is a major global health challenge characterized by a cluster of metabolic and cardiovascular risk factors, including insulin resistance, ...