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.
From why it was created to whether it’s alive, here’s what to know about SpudCell, the latest advance in synthetic biology.
From chemical building blocks, scientists have created synthetic cells that have most of the hallmarks of life.
Researchers have developed a way to program human cells to perform calculations and make autonomous decisions, similar to how ...
Tiny, quivering spheres designed to feed and multiply raise prospect of artificial organisms to make drugs, food and fuel ...
A study by a team of researchers from the Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at Tel Aviv University offers new hope ...
Their bodies and their genomes were built in the lab from scratch, each molecule specified precisely. According to John Glass ...
Scientists from the University of Southern California found that in animal trials, the new immune cells were able to fight ...
T cells are an elite fighting force of the immune system, seeking out and destroying diseased cells. But in a prolonged campaign against a chronic condition—like a viral infection or cancer—the body ...
A gastrointestinal oncologist told Newsweek that the early-stage findings are a “major step forward” in targeting colon ...
Males of the species Drosophila melanogaster pack thousands of almost two-millimeter-long sperm cells into significantly smaller storage organs. A new study reveals how they move in an orderly manner ...
Two people were the first to receive the therapy for a condition that damages the spinal cord and optic nerve.