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

From why it was created to whether it’s alive, here’s what to know about SpudCell, the latest advance in synthetic biology.

A mosquito-borne virus circulating since the 1700s went unnoticed until genomic sequencing revealed its centuries-long ...

A prototype cell partly capable of replicating itself has been created using 36 existing bacterial genes, but it's not really ...

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For decades, it was a biological certainty. Scientists worldwide believed that memories, like an old hard drive, were wiped ...