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

The problem of cell type became clear to genome biologist Jason Buenrostro in 2013. He was studying a cell line derived from someone with cancer, trying to map out how the DNA was arranged in the ...

In an interview, synthetic biologist Peter Carr explains research on synthetic cells, their potential benefits and hazards, ...

Nature is beautiful, powerful and essential. But nature is not always gentle. The same biological world that gives rise to ...

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

Red blood cells transport oxygen throughout your body, including to vital organs and tissues. They also help your body get rid of carbon dioxide. Too little or too many red blood cells may be ...

A small but enthusiastic group of neuroscientists is exhuming overlooked experiments and performing new ones to explore whether cells record past experiences — fundamentally challenging what memory is ...

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

How is it that you’re alive? It’s a question that we rarely ask ourselves—but it’s one that has a definite answer. We all know our heart pumps life-giving oxygen throughout our bodies. How does that ...