Scientists have created a cell from scratch and believe they can engineer it, which would be a medical phenomenon.

FAIRMONT — Teaching encompasses everything Fairmont Senior High science teacher Allison Ralston is passionate about.  "I get to be really hands on and in-depth with science topics ranging all the way ...

The human-made cells show many hallmarks of life, but they can't make all their necessary internal structures or divide for ...

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

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

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

What if the mechanical properties of a cell could be programmed like the components of a machine? Researchers at the ...

YouTube is partnering with Mark Rober and the NSTA to launch Class CrunchLabs, a free science curriculum featuring hands-on ...

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

Genetic clues may help explain why sloths live at such a low gear. In a new study, researchers linked the animals' extremely ...

And while it takes only a few seconds for a bone to break, the processes that keep your bones strong and allow them to heal are taking place continuously throughout your life. Beneath their hard ...

Today:Early fog in the far southwest clears quickly. Most areas stay dry with sunshine and variable cloud, though northern and northeastern regions may see isolated showers. Light winds overall, ...