Learn how SpudCell, a synthetic cell built from chemical parts, can grow, divide, copy its DNA, and bring life-like behavior ...

A tiny bubble of lipids, enzymes and DNA has done something biologists have chased for years: it carried out a full cycle of ...

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

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

Getting it over the finish line was a labor of love—and now, more than five years after her death, the lab of former Sloan ...

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

Inside every cell are lipid molecules that make up cellular membranes, helping organelles communicate and respond to stress.

Scientists in a historic breakthrough have developed a first-ever synthetic cell capable of completing life cycle like a ...

Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time that can feed, grow and replicate like a natural cell. This breakthrough in synthetic biology could usher in an era of ...

The airwaves are crackling this week with news of the first synthetic cell, constructed and cultured by researchers from the ...

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