Cells have evolved careful checks to ensure DNA is copied only once, but how they switch on replication at the right moment ...

If you are anything like us, whenever you plan a journey, you spend a remarkable amount of time thinking about the start and ...

Every time a cell copies its DNA, parts of the genome are exposed and vulnerable to damage or errors. Molecular biologist ...

Scientists developed SpudCell, the first synthetic cell to complete a full cell life cycle using only non-living chemical ...

Tiny, quivering spheres designed to feed and multiply raise prospect of artificial organisms to make drugs, food and fuel ...

A tiny bubble of lipids, enzymes and DNA has done something biologists have chased for years: it carried out a full cycle of ...

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 ...

A video of SpudCell - a synthetic cell assembled entirely from non-living chemical components - containing both a genome and ...

For centuries, humanity has wrestled with a profound question: what truly separates non-living matter from actual, breathing ...

Prof Richard Lea, Professor of Reproductive Biology, University of Nottingham, said: “This is an important piece of research that adds to a growing body of evidence that sperm quality is adversely ...

Synthetic cell SpudCell, the first built from non-living components by University of Minnesota synthetic biologists Kate ...

Genome-wide data extracted from human remains placed inside cliffside coffins across southern China now directly connect the ...