A prototype cell partly capable of replicating itself has been created using 36 existing bacterial genes, but it's not really ...

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

In this case, the gene encoding T7 RNA polymerase was added to the SpudCell genome, and it was made by those artificial cells ...

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

Female fertility depends on the successful growth and maturation of eggs (oocytes) within ovarian follicles. Within these ...