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Scientists at the University of Minnesota say they have built the most life-like synthetic cell yet, creating a laboratory-made system assembled entirely from nonliving components that can grow, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists do tests in a lab. Scientists at the University of Minnesota say they have built the most life-like synthetic cell yet, ...

Knights of science have long chased a biologic holy grail: transforming a soup of raw chemicals into self-sustaining life. Now, a team led by synthetic biologist Kate Adamala, of the University of ...

A super-resolution image of SpudCell’s liposomes with an encapsulated genome and active protein expression. Photograph: Orion Venero/Adamala Lab A tiny blob in a dish has pushed one of biology’s ...

This cell-like structure can grow, feed, divide and compete. Researchers ponder what it means for the future of synthetic biology and our definition of “life.” By K. R. Callaway In a lab at the ...

Scientists have unveiled a synthetic cell capable of performing several life-like functions, marking a major milestone in modern biology. The breakthrough does not mean researchers have created life ...

Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time that can feed, grow and replicate like a natural cell. This breakthrough in synthetic biology could usher in an era of ...

For the very first time, biologists packed nonliving components into a cell-like membrane, piece by piece, and witnessed the bag of molecules start to behave like life. The lab-made synthetic cell ...

Scholars say the “unknown unknowns” of using artificial intelligence in the workplace may be undermining the technology’s advertised benefits. By Noam Scheiber Over the past year or two, companies ...

National Geographic Explorer Mackenzie Calle spent 14 days in a Mars simulation program to prepare for humanity's future in space. Photographer Mackenzie Calle prepares for a simulated space walk at ...