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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 ...

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The U of M has built the world’s first synthetic cell that can grow, divide and replicate, opening the door to new ...

SpudCell is a new cell-like platform that can feed, grow and divide like a normal cell — but it's not yet a perfect ...

Scientists built a synthetic cell that combines more lifelike properties than ever before — proof of concept that it’s possible to bring nonliving materials to life, or something close to it, in the ...

U.S. teens are seriously underestimating how lethal the synthetic opioid fentanyl can be, a new study says. More than half of ...

While these are not artificial life forms created entirely from scratch, the work demonstrates an unprecedented level of control over the genetic software that powers living cells — and could reshape ...

Scientists say they have developed the world's first synthetic cell with a complete life cycle, built entirely from ...

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed what they describe as the world’s ...

Ottawa is pushing companies to adopt AI fast while Bill C-36 tightens the rules on their data. Ale Brown on what tech leaders ...

Created from 150 components, including lipids, ribosomes, enzymes, and DNA, in the lab. At the core of the design are 36 ...