In this case, the gene encoding T7 RNA polymerase was added to the SpudCell genome, and it was made by those artificial cells ...

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

This cell-like structure can grow, feed, divide and compete. Researchers ponder what it means for the future of synthetic ...

Nanoparticles are widely used in medicine to deliver drugs, genes or imaging agents to specific parts of the body. Once a ...

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