What makes something alive? We simply don't know, but synthetic biologists are a step closer to providing an answer thanks to ...

To reach that goal, researchers write known biology into the software. They provide the system anatomical structure and ...

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

For decades, Jon Zehr was haunted by an organism he knew was here — but couldn’t see. It all started in the ‘90s on a ...

When scientist J. Craig Venter and his team announced in 2010 that they had created the first cell controlled by a fully synthetic genome, it marked a turning point in how scientists think about life.

This non-promotional article is created and funded by AstraZeneca. Across autoimmune diseases, the consequences of immune-mediated inflammation can be profound. Inflammation can cause cumulative, ...

The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences are hosting and sponsoring this year’s Vasculata, the national summer conference for ...

AbstractNon apoptotic cell death programs particularly ferroptosis and cuproptosis are transforming how we understand cancer ...

Now That We Can Do Anything, What Should We Do? In the world of synthetic biology—where scientists and engineers can rewire biological systems to perform remarkable new tasks, like sensing chemicals ...