Nature is beautiful, powerful and essential. But nature is not always gentle. The same biological world that gives rise to ...

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

Houston’s Chandra Mohan aims to uncover earliest biological triggers of lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and related autoimmune ...

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For centuries, humanity has wrestled with a profound question: what truly separates non-living matter from actual, breathing ...

Professor Hualiang Zhang, left, seen here working on remote sensing measurement project on North Campus, is part of an international research team that has won National Science Foundation funding to ...

This cell-like structure can grow, feed, divide and compete. Researchers ponder what it means for the future of synthetic ...

Scientists build a synthetic cell that grows, divides and replicates DNA using only non-living chemical components.

Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time that can feed, grow and replicate like a natural cell.

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 ...

For more than a century, the industrial production of chemicals, fuels, foods, and medicines has relied on wild-type ...

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