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Evolution runs faster in a computer — here's what it produces

Conway's Game of Life has just three rules — and produces self-replicating patterns nicknamed Spaceships and Puffer Trains ...

Creating synthetic life in a lab? SpudCell falls short of the goal, but raises even more useful questions

The same biological world that gives rise to forests, coral reefs and human life also produces infections, cancer, genetic disease, crop blights and toxins. Natural processes can heal, sustain and ...

Jeff Bezos says pessimists are wrong. Life will be so cheap you won’t need 2 incomes — 'one of those earners will choose not to be in the job market'

The biggest fear surrounding artificial intelligence is that it will replace workers. Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff ...

It's been 30 years since Dolly the sheep was born—where is cloning technology now?

When Dolly the sheep—the first cloned mammal—was born 30 years ago, she became one of the most famous animals in science ...