Several specialists in the field consider the announcement to be a significant advancement for synthetic biology, although they emphasize the need to interpret it with caution, as the work has not ...

A video of SpudCell - a synthetic cell assembled entirely from non-living chemical components - containing both a genome and ...

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 ...

A new study of wild bats reveals that an animal's immune system is shaped by more than its need to fight infections. Researchers from the University of Maryland have found that sex, age and ...