Embedded in the boundary between the inside and outside of each cell are membrane proteins. They act as first responders by ...

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

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

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.

While public conversations may often focus on chatbots and workplace automation, To sees specialized AI systems trained on ...

The beautiful, fascinating and often perplexing world around us grows from intricate and convoluted interactions of millions of pieces. As scientists, we work to understand and describe the parts and ...

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

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

Human biology is the study of all aspects of the human organism including evolution, genetics, ecology, anatomy and physiology, development, anthropology, and nutrition, among others. A deep ...

The Department of Biology at Saint Louis University explores the dynamic science with the aim of gaining a better understanding of the processes of living organisms. Biologists search for answers to ...

While these are not artificial life forms created entirely from scratch, the work demonstrates an unprecedented level of ...

This webinar explores how pharma and biotech companies can adopt scalable 3D high content analysis (HCA) to accelerate drug ...