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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Cells have evolved careful checks to ensure DNA is copied only once, but how they switch on replication at the right moment has been the focus of a 30-year research question. New work from the Crick ...

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

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

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 ...

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

Standing at slightly over a foot tall, a Maryland liberty tree is a new addition to the Thomas Stone National Historic Site ...