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

Scientists have created SpudCell, a synthetic cell assembled entirely from non-living materials that can grow, copy DNA and ...

How does a single cell build a brain with billions of precisely organized neurons? Researchers suggest that brain cells use ...

Scientists say they have developed the world's first synthetic cell with a complete life cycle, built entirely from ...

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

We’re just beginning to decode this faint optical “signature of life” and what it could reveal about health, disease, and the ...

While these are not artificial life forms created entirely from scratch, the work demonstrates an unprecedented level of control over the genetic software that powers living cells — and could reshape ...

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 nearly half a century, scientists have known that malaria parasites force their way into human red blood cells through a ring-shaped structure called the moving junction. What no one could work ...

Tiny, quivering spheres designed to feed and multiply raise prospect of artificial organisms to make drugs, food and fuel ...

Stretching protein samples in all directions pulls molecules farther apart, allowing them to be visualized using only light ...

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