Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time that can feed, grow and replicate like a natural cell.

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

Synthetic SpudCell, built from chemicals alone, grew, divided, and evolved naturally - a milestone in creating programmable ...

DNA, proteins, ribosomes, and other components were mixed in a solution, and when a fatty component was added, they ...

Madeleine Finlay hears from co-host Ian Sample and from Kate Adamala, professor of genetics at the University of Minnesota ...