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 ...

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

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 ...

How the proteins in our bodies bind together to form protein complexes plays a critical role in numerous cell functions—staving off diseases, for instance, or transporting ions across cell membranes.

Microbial fuel cells (MFCs), which use microorganisms to generate electricity from organic waste, are emerging as a tool in the transition to cleaner energy systems and for the treatment of wastewater ...

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Although small cell lung cancer (SCLC) accounts for a smaller percentage of lung cancer cases, it has remained a ...