A pair of new studies are looking to define this boundary as NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft hurtles towards it. They have ...

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 ...

STANDING among a group of children at Kuda Vana Partnership in Manicaland, William Pepukai is surrounded by laughter, chatter and a chorus of requests. The scene is familiar to anyone returning home ...

Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time that can feed, grow and replicate like a natural cell.

An analytical guide to cellular optimization, epigenetic switches, and the daily disciplines that preserve youth from the ...

It might seem like semantics. But whether a health condition qualifies as a disease can have a huge impact on patient experiences and treatment options.

Former Australian prime minister Julia Gillard has rowed back on her government’s controversial changes to the Australian Sex ...

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

Kate Ellis, a former English professor who taught at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, for more than 40 years, says she started teaching as a way to have a positive impact on others. In ...

Molecular Biology is the field of biology that studies the composition, structure and interactions of cellular molecules such as nucleic acids and proteins that carry out the biological processes ...

The DNA glycosylase MutY, which is a member of the Helix-hairpin-Helix (HhH) DNA glycosylase superfamily, excises adenine from mispairs with 8-oxoguanine and guanine. High-resolution crystal ...