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In an interview, synthetic biologist Peter Carr explains research on synthetic cells, their potential benefits and hazards, ...

Deep oceans contain microbes with yet-to-be-discovered properties that could drive future innovations in biotechnology.

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Few areas of medicine generate as much fascination, hope, hype, and confusion as genetics. Just over two decades ago, ...

In the study of bacteria, a longstanding dogma has held that two molecular machines—RNA polymerase, which leads the way in transcribing DNA into RNA, and ribosomes, which bring up the rear translating ...

From space to healthcare and artificial intelligence, what could the next 250 years of the United States look like?

Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time that feeds, grows and replicates like a natural cell, a ...

In recent years, peptides have become one of the most discussed topics in the world of health and biohacking. They are ...

A little-known, rarely described condition, pseudologia fantastica, could be more prevalent and influential than anyone ...

Lore De Valck is a Programme Manager at biotope by VIB, an early-stage investor and accelerator supporting biotech startups ...

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