The U.S. health secretary was a speaker at the Autism Health Summit, sponsored by a leading advocate for "regenerative medicines." ...

This cell-like structure can grow, feed, divide and compete. Researchers ponder what it means for the future of synthetic ...

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

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Scientists built a synthetic cell that combines more lifelike properties than ever before — proof of concept that it’s possible to bring nonliving materials to life, or something close to it, in the ...

How does a single cell build a brain with billions of precisely organized neurons? Researchers suggest that brain cells use ...

A prototype cell partly capable of replicating itself has been created using 36 existing bacterial genes, but it's not really ...

For the immune system to effectively combat pathogens, antibody responses must be precisely controlled. So-called follicular ...

A comprehensive multi-cancer study by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has revealed that cancer cells within tumors are genetically diverse, yet all carry the same core ...

What do you call an organism with no evolutionary ancestors? SpudCell, apparently ...

The idea that octopuses might be aliens emerged from the theory of panspermia (Stelele 2018), according to which life on Earth is not entirely of terrestrial ...