A new study establishes an experimentally validated basis for predicting excitonic properties via dielectric screening.

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

Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time that can feed, grow and replicate like a natural cell. This breakthrough in synthetic biology could usher in an era of ...

Line up the brains of a fish, bird and a mammal, and something unexpected comes up. You do not see three different answers to the problem of making sense of the world. You see one answer, tilted three ...

Disease management is a significant aspect of aquaculture, a vital industry and major food source. One of the most serious ...

Engineers have developed a new way to monitor how tiny lab-grown human heart tissues beat—by effectively "listening" to the ...

The Multi-Sensory Convergence Ladder: As signals ascend deeper into the fish’s forebrain, specifically into a structure called the pallium, single-sense neurons give way to multi-sensory cells. This ...

Researchers at the University of Minnesota say they have built thefirst synthetic cell made entirely from non-living chemical ...

Ginkgo Bioworks draws attention as healthcare strength meets caution around synthetic biology, platform growth, and execution ...

Every morning, millions of Americans engage in a quiet, collective ritual. We wake up, often pull a smartphone from our ...

Dispatch Bio is building a system that could broaden treatment for a wide variety of tumors, and it’s about to start testing ...

Laurent Simons is only 15, but he is already moving toward a goal that could shape the rest of his life. He wants to help ...