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 ...

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SpudCell marks a milestone for synthetic biology, but it is not fully alive. It will, however, help scientists answer key ...

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Could God or aliens and miracles actually be real as a groundbreaking new mathematical theory challenges everything we ...

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Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity predicts that a rotating mass like the Earth pulls the fabric of space and ...

Lynn Margulis's theory on symbiosis was rejected by fifteen journals before it rewrote how we understand life itself.

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The idea of ‘biological agency’ — that life devises its own goals and behaves accordingly — complicates our understanding of ...

With six baby mamas and a dozen children, Nick Cannon has been the subject of much internet conversation over the years, but ...