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On July 4, 2026, a time capsule filled with memorabilia will be buried in front of Philadelphia’s Independence Hall to be uncovered 250 years in the future. To withstand the centuries, it’s designed ...

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The human-made cells show many hallmarks of life, but they can't make all their necessary internal structures or divide for ...

All right,” David Langer says, after the last bite of his lunch, crumpling up a paper napkin. “You’re coming to a doctor for ...

A tiny zebrafish, separated from us by more than 400 million years of evolution, sorts and then combines its senses in the ...

Scientists are using AI and physics-based simulations together to design new peptides that will kill previously ...

From detecting pancreatic cancer three years early to recognising 18 tumour types from a handful of tissue slides, AI is transforming medicine. Here is a comprehensive guide to the breakthroughs, the ...

Their bodies and their genomes were built in the lab from scratch, each molecule specified precisely. According to John Glass ...

Tiny, quivering spheres designed to feed and multiply raise prospect of artificial organisms to make drugs, food and fuel ...

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