From why it was created to whether it’s alive, here’s what to know about SpudCell, the latest advance in synthetic biology.

Scientists have engineered a nanoscale switch using DNA "origami." Inspired by macroscale mechanical switches, the device achieves long-term functionality without the continuous forcing mechanism that ...

From chemical building blocks, scientists have created synthetic cells that have most of the hallmarks of life.

Every year, bacteria kill more than a million people worldwide through infections that no longer respond to antibiotics. In ...