The cells made in Kate Adamala’s lab at the University of Minnesota are, in her own words, “wimpy” and “helpless”. They have ...

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

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

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 ...

Claude Science, Anthropic’s new AI research workbench, launched in beta July 1 for all paid subscribers — no enterprise vetting required. The platform uses multi-agent orchestration across 60-plus ...

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

A California-based company says it has created the world's first early-stage human egg cells from stem cells using lab-grown ...

From chemical building blocks, scientists have created synthetic cells that have most of the hallmarks of life.

Many times, scientists embark on a study looking for evidence for a particular hypothesis, and in the process, they come across something totally unexpected and different from their original purpose.

We’re just beginning to decode this faint optical “signature of life” and what it could reveal about health, disease, and the ...