Scientists have built a synthetic cell from nonliving chemical components that can feed, grow, and reproduce similarly to a ...

A new study from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has uncovered how one of the most common ...

New research shows it’s possible to edit the DNA of human embryos with more precision. But scientists warn it’s still not ...

As genome editing therapies move through clinical trials to regulatory approval, scientists continue the quest for the holy ...

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

Researchers have spent decades—and billions of dollars—sequencing animal and crop genomes, but fungi have historically been the forgotten middle child of genomics, only noticed when they're ruining ...