What is life then, in the fundamental sense? Is it mere matter interacting with itself? Is it matter that organises and ...

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

Monash University scientists have challenged the conventional wisdom that biological patterns are explained by physical constraints. In a study published today in Science, the researchers present ...

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