Researchers identified what they believe is the first documented case of a ransomware operation, JadePuffer, conducted ...

Researchers from UNSW Sydney have built the first artificial protein motor capable of taking controlled, directional steps ...

Security firm Trusteer uncovered a 100,000-strong botnet swiping banking credentials, credit card information and other data from Windows users.

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

The human-made cells show many hallmarks of life, but they can't make all their necessary internal structures or divide for ...

And Schafmeister isn’t the only chemist turning to modular methods of synthesis to explore vast regions of chemical space. It ...

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

Researchers at Sysdig say they have observed, for the first time, a ransomware attack carried out almost entirely by an AI agent. According to the ...

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

A prototype cell partly capable of replicating itself has been created using 36 existing bacterial genes, but it's not really ...

While many of life's mysteries remain unsolved, every biologist can describe the basic processes performed by a living organism, including energy use, reproduction, growth and development. While these ...