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

Scientists already knew that heredity depended on something physical by the early 1950s, but they still did not fully understand what that substance looked like or how it worked. DNA had been ...

Researchers at the University of Minnesota say they have built thefirst synthetic cell made entirely from non-living chemical ...

A new Review reveals how aging can push the immune system into a paradoxical state, weaker against threats yet more prone to attacking the body’s own tissues.

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have identified a previously unrecognised role for the cancer-associated ...

In the long and often dispiriting quest to cure cancer, the 1998 approval of the drug Herceptin was a tremendously hopeful moment. This drug for breast cancer was the first to use a tumor-specific ...

Introduction Psychotic disorders account for significant morbidity and healthcare costs and yet their pathophysiology remains poorly understood. The National Institute for Health and Care Research ...

Researchers found that the cancer-driving protein MYC helps tumors repair DNA damage and survive treatment. The discovery could lead to new ways to weaken cancers by shutting down one of their key ...

In a landmark achievement for science, researchers at the University of Minnesota have successfully constructed the world’s first synthetic cell capable of performing a complete life cycle. Unlike ...

If you are anything like us, whenever you plan a journey, you spend a remarkable amount of time thinking about the start and ...

Every time a cell copies its DNA, parts of the genome are exposed and vulnerable to damage or errors. Molecular biologist ...