What if the mechanical properties of a cell could be programmed like the components of a machine? Researchers at the ...

For more than three decades, researchers studying genomes have relied on foundational resources such as Repbase and, more ...

Silver nanoparticles provide a more efficient way to cut and assemble DNA, improving recovery rates and boosting DNA joining ...

University of Minnesota researchers created SpudCell, the first bottom-up synthetic cell that feeds, grows, replicates DNA and divides.

Scientists have uncovered thousands of bacterial DNA fragments hidden inside cockroaches for millions of years. The ...

Genes inherited from the now-extinct Denisovans are actively playing a role in the immune system of some people from Oceania.

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Scientists built SpudCell, a synthetic cell that grows, divides, and passes DNA to offspring from non-living parts.

The lab-made cell can grow, copy its DNA, and divide but cannot survive independently or be considered fully alive, ...

Many times, scientists embark on a study looking for evidence for a particular hypothesis, and in the process, they come across something totally unexpected and different from their original purpose.

Base editing in human embryos reveals that NANOG is the one gene required to form every body tissue. Cambridge’s landmark ...