A team led by bioengineers at the University of California San Diego has developed a genome-scale reference map that details ...
A new study challenges a 60-year-old assumption about the body’s main structural building block, opening new possibilities ...
What makes something alive? We simply don't know, but synthetic biologists are a step closer to providing an answer thanks to SpudCell, the most sophisticated attempt at creating an artificial life ...
The molecular machinery that normally builds proteins inside cells has now taken on a new role as a "switch." A research team ...
SpudCell marks a milestone for synthetic biology, but it is not fully alive. It will, however, help scientists answer key ...
For now, that goal remains elusive. The lab-grown cells stopped developing at an immature stage. Many hurdles need to be ...
GUO YALI/CHINA DAILY China is actively exploring innovative approaches to organizing biomedical research, betting that ...
The idea of ‘biological agency’ — that life devises its own goals and behaves accordingly — complicates our understanding of ...