Researchers at the University of Minnesota say they have built thefirst synthetic cell made entirely from non-living chemical ...

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

Several specialists in the field consider the announcement to be a significant advancement for synthetic biology, although they emphasize the need to interpret it with caution, as the work has not ...

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

AlzeCure licensed NeuroRestore ACD856 to QuantumCell in a deal worth over $2.2B. The real story is not proof, but Alzheimer’s ...

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder in which molecular pathology, cellular stress and network dysfunction accumulate over many years before dementia becomes clinically ...

Their bodies and genomes were built in the lab from scratch, each molecule specified precisely. According to John Glass, a ...

Scientists from the University of Minnesota say they have created the first-ever synthetic cell built entirely from scratch, ...

Fluorescent microscopy of SpudCell - a synthetic cell assembled entirely from non-living chemical components - undergoing division. Credit: Kate Adamala, Adamala Lab For centuries, the question of ...

Researchers at Cima and Clinica Universidad de Navarra have identified new molecular mechanisms underlying multiple myeloma. This type of hematologic cancer, which affects the bone marrow, is ...

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 ...