From simple chemicals to a cell-like system that grows and reproduces, researchers have crossed a major milestone. The ...

Learn how SpudCell, a synthetic cell built from chemical parts, can grow, divide, copy its DNA, and bring life-like behavior ...

Genome-wide data extracted from human remains placed inside cliffside coffins across southern China now directly connect the ...

What makes something alive? We simply don't know, but synthetic biologists are a step closer to providing an answer thanks to ...

Neanderthal babies have always been hard to study, mostly because their remains are so rare. That scarcity has left one of ...

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 ...

Scientists built a synthetic cell that combines more lifelike properties than ever before — proof of concept that it’s possible to bring nonliving materials to life, or something close to it, in the ...

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

Accurate RNA splicing is essential for gene expression and human health, yet predicting how DNA sequence variations affect ...

The mechanical process of cell division exerts powerful, if microscopic, forces. How do the molecular machines that power it ...

Tiny robots built from biomolecules and nanoparticles have long promised a more precise way to deliver drugs, run chemical ...

These men have existed in the public imagination through paintings, legends, and descriptions written by admirers or enemies alike throughout the long course of history. Significant technological ...