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

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

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

When standard leukaemia treatments failed, 13-year-old Alyssa Tapley was told she had only weeks left – but then she was ...

Scientists have observed a specialized group of immune cells attacking live melanoma cells in real time, uncovering a surprising way the body may naturally restrain cancer. Credit: Shutterstock ...

A Python package for designing and modeling lithium-ion and sodium-ion battery cells. Part of the STEER platform, steer-opencell-design provides a hierarchical, composable API for building virtual ...

Many of the deadliest forms of cancer are caused by a pathological mutation in the RAS protein. Yet, to date, no effective treatment for this cancer protein has been found. A new research approach ...

Test time has arrived: the first person has been treated in a highly anticipated gene-therapy trial that aims to coax aged cells to take on a younger identity. The clinical trial is testing an ...