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

What makes something alive? We simply don't know, but synthetic biologists are a step closer to providing an answer thanks to ...

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

To reach that goal, researchers write known biology into the software. They provide the system anatomical structure and ...

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

When scientist J. Craig Venter and his team announced in 2010 that they had created the first cell controlled by a fully synthetic genome, it marked a turning point in how scientists think about life.

Scientists in a historic breakthrough have developed a first-ever synthetic cell capable of completing life cycle like a ...

Leading AI labs, executives, and scientists are sending a letter to lawmakers urging them to improve tracking of synthetic DNA sequences that could be used for bioweapons. The CEOs of several major ...

Genomics and synthetic biology are reshaping healthcare, with growing demand for precision medicine spotlighting stocks like PACB, MYGN and TWST.

The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences are hosting and sponsoring this year’s Vasculata, the national summer conference for ...