Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed a new imaging method that enables detailed three-dimensional mapping of ...
In an interview, synthetic biologist Peter Carr explains research on synthetic cells, their potential benefits and hazards, ...
We used to think post-menopausal ovaries sat inert in the body, but evidence from mice suggests they may instead turn into an ...
University of Arkansas scientists study soybean cyst nematode proteins to develop gene-edited soybean varieties resistant to ...
A major transition in evolution is the shift from asexual to sexual reproduction in early organisms. But why would a yeast ...
Synthetic cell SpudCell, the first built from non-living components by University of Minnesota synthetic biologists Kate ...
Researchers have created SpudCells, synthetic cells built entirely from scratch, capable of growth and reproduction, marking ...
A tiny bubble of lipids, enzymes and DNA has done something biologists have chased for years: it carried out a full cycle of ...
What do you call an organism with no evolutionary ancestors? SpudCell, apparently ...
The airwaves are crackling this week with news of the first synthetic cell, constructed and cultured by researchers from the ...
The human-made cells show many hallmarks of life, but they can't make all their necessary internal structures or divide for ...
What makes something alive? We simply don't know, but synthetic biologists are a step closer to providing an answer thanks to ...