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

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Scientists built a synthetic cell that combines more lifelike properties than ever before — proof of concept that it’s possible to bring nonliving materials to life, or something close to it, in the ...

A nerve cell resembles a vast tree with branches that communicate with thousands of other cells. To function, it depends on a ...

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

Mira Krendel has been appointed chair of the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology at Norton College of Medicine after serving in an interim capacity since 2023. >> Send us your company’s news ...

A Science Immunology Review explains how memory B cells acquire diverse molecular, epigenetic, and tissue-specific programs ...

In a study published in Science, USC researchers paired a biological discovery with an engineering feat to create more ...

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

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