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

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

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 ...

To protect against bioweapons, Anthropic told The Verge Fable’s ‘overly conservative’ safeguards block ‘most queries tied to biology work.’ To protect against bioweapons, Anthropic told The Verge ...

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed what they describe as the world’s ...

Scientists built a synthetic cell that combines more lifelike properties than ever before — proof of concept that it’s possible to bring nonliving materials to life, or something close to it, in the ...

Scientists have built a synthetic cell from scratch in a world-first breakthrough that paves the way for creating entirely ...

Anthropic released a new AI model named Claude Fable 5, the first of its Mythos class on Tuesday, June 9. The newly unveiled Claude Fable 5 is a public version of Mythos, an AI model with ...

A tiny blob in a dish has pushed one of biology’s oldest questions into new territory: When does inanimate chemistry become ...

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

Synthetic SpudCell, built from chemicals alone, grew, divided, and evolved naturally - a milestone in creating programmable ...

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 ...