For centuries, humanity has wrestled with a profound question: what truly separates non-living matter from actual, breathing ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

India stands at a defining moment. As we continue to emerge as the fastest growing economies in the world, the momentum of our growth is visible, measurable and widely celebrated. At one point in time ...

The achievement by the scientists from the University of Minnesota attempts to open new doors for medicine, energy and basic ...

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

The pioneering breakthrough, led by a research team at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, introduces a lab-made ...

A video of SpudCell - a synthetic cell assembled entirely from non-living chemical components - containing both a genome and ...

The following is the full transcript of an interview with former CDC chief medical officer Dr. Debra Houry, a portion of which aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on July 5, 2026. This ...

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

Scientists at the University of Minnesota have created synthetic cells that mimic essential behaviours of living cells, ...