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

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 ...

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 ...

Scientists claim they have developed world’s first man-made cell that can eat and grow - It was built from non-living ...

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

What if the mechanical properties of a cell could be programmed like the components of a machine? Researchers at the ...

Scientists have attempted to map the human cell since the first microscope was invented more than 400 years ago. But many components of the cell still remain uncharted. "We know each of the proteins ...

The mechanical process of cell division exerts powerful, if microscopic, forces. How do the molecular machines that power it ...