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

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

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.

What if the mechanical properties of a cell could be programmed like the components of a machine? Researchers at the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For the immune system to effectively combat pathogens, antibody responses must be precisely controlled. So-called follicular ...

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

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have discovered that two fundamental modes of cellular deformation, stretching and bending, can be independently controlled using different molecular building ...