An artist’s rendering of a black hole like the one in the center of our galaxy. While the black disk in the center is the ...

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

A prototype cell partly capable of replicating itself has been created using 36 existing bacterial genes, but it's not really ...

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

A University at Buffalo-led team of researchers has developed a method for producing advanced nanoparticles that could ...

From chemical building blocks, scientists have created synthetic cells that have most of the hallmarks of life.

A papyrus scroll that was burned and carbonized when Mount Vesuvius erupted almost 2,000 years ago has been virtually ...