Synthetic biologist Kate Adamala said the discovery is a ‘holy grail’ in engineering biology because engineered cells could one day be used to make fuel without petrochemicals or medicines that ...

Scientists build a synthetic cell that grows, divides and replicates DNA using only non-living chemical components.

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

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 ...

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

Global water systems are increasingly burdened by emerging contaminants such as pharmaceuticals, personal‑care products, ...

Melatonin reduced infection-related inflammation in human fetal membranes in an ex vivo model. The study suggests that this ...

Researchers at Texas A&M Health and collaborators have developed engineered CRAC channel inhibitory binders that can ...

Volkswagen is advancing a hydrogen fuel cell program that could significantly extend the range capabilities of zero-emission ...

A new study from Yale School of Medicine, published in the Journal of Cell Biology, challenges that assumption. When ...

Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center, working with other U.S. researchers, have uncovered the structure of a key cell membrane protein in a bacterial model for Chlamydia trachomatis, the cause ...

The Clay Town Board has approved a one-year moratorium on new data centers and other high-intensity computing facilities. New York food banks to receive 4.9 million eggs in price-fixing settlement, AG ...