Their bodies and their genomes were built in the lab from scratch, each molecule specified precisely. According to John Glass ...

Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time that feeds, grows and replicates like a natural cell, a ...

Embedded in the boundary between the inside and outside of each cell are membrane proteins. They act as first responders by ...

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 ...

A tiny bubble of lipids, enzymes and DNA has done something biologists have chased for years: it carried out a full cycle of ...

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

Scientists created the first synthetic cell from scratch that grows and replicates, offering hope for future cancer ...

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

Unlike accidental cell death, some cells can actively decide to die through a controlled process. This is called programmed ...