The octopus is a biological oddity. It can use tools, open jars, and its complex nervous system supports as many neurons as a ...

Deep learning approaches have transformed how scientists predict the activity and function of DNA sequences in the genome. A ...

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

A new class of microscopic machines is moving from theory into reality, and it could change how diseases are treated and how ...

The lab-made cell can grow, copy its DNA, and divide but cannot survive independently or be considered fully alive, researchers said Orion Venero, Adamala Lab Researchers at the University of ...

While many of the mysteries of life remain unsolved, every biologist can describe the basic processes performed by a living ...

SpudCell is a synthetic cell made by scientists at the University of Minnesota. It was created in a laboratory from lifeless chemicals but can perform most of the same functions as living cells. It ...

The U of M has built the world’s first synthetic cell that can grow, divide and replicate, opening the door to new possibilities in medicine and engineering.

An organelle discovered inside a microbe inside a cow’s gut helps explain how livestock burps contribute to warming our ...

Nature is beautiful, powerful and essential. But nature is not always gentle. The same biological world that gives rise to forests, coral reefs and human life also produces infections, cancer, genetic ...

News media are currently buzzing about “SpudCell,” claiming that scientists have finally created life in the lab. CNN, for ...

A context-aware AI tool predicts how genomic DNA behaves across different cell types, supporting more accurate virtual cell ...