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

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced naturally during cellular metabolism often cause oxidative damage to cells. However, these molecules also play an important role in normal cellular signaling.

While many of life's mysteries remain unsolved, every biologist can describe the basic processes performed by a living organism, including energy use, reproduction, growth and development. While these ...

From simple chemicals to a cell-like system that grows and reproduces, researchers have crossed a major milestone. The ...

Scientists say they have developed the world’s first synthetic cell with a complete life cycle, built entirely from non-living chemical components, in a breakthrough which could open the door to ...

Scientists claim they have developed world’s first man-made cell that can eat and grow - It was built from non-living ...

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

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

With fresh focus on New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) to move away from animal models in biosciences and preclinical ...

Tiny robots built from biomolecules and nanoparticles have long promised a more precise way to deliver drugs, run chemical ...

Synthetic cell SpudCell, the first built from non-living components by University of Minnesota synthetic biologists Kate ...

The research reveals how mutations may alter color vision or destabilize key eye proteins, Polina Isaikina told Newsweek.