Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time that can feed, grow and replicate like a natural cell.

The human-made cells show many hallmarks of life, but they can't make all their necessary internal structures or divide for ...

In an interview, synthetic biologist Peter Carr explains research on synthetic cells, their potential benefits and hazards, ...

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

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 ...

The lab-made cell can grow, copy its DNA, and divide but cannot survive independently or be considered fully alive, ...

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

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Researchers have developed a way to program human cells to perform calculations and make autonomous decisions, similar to how ...

The mechanical process of cell division exerts powerful, if microscopic, forces. How do the molecular machines that power it ...

No, this isn’t science fiction. Real-life researchers taught a dish of roughly 200,000 living human brain cells to play the classic 1990s computer game “Doom.” Experts at Cortical Labs, an Australian ...