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Expedition led by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society will voyage to the ocean floor to create a 3-D digital replicas of both wrecks ...

This cell-like structure can grow, feed, divide and compete. Researchers ponder what it means for the future of synthetic ...

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

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

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

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 ...

The cells made in Kate Adamala’s lab at the University of Minnesota are, in her own words, “wimpy” and “helpless”. They have ...