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From chemical building blocks, scientists have created synthetic cells that have most of the hallmarks of life.

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Created from 150 components, including lipids, ribosomes, enzymes, and DNA, in the lab. At the core of the design are 36 ...

How many times have you wondered about the Big Bang and theory of how life on Earth as we know it, came to be? Or what the very first spark of life looked like? Scientists just took a giant leap ...

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 ...

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

Leonie Schön's Lamellipodium Art blends medicine and art, turning microscopic images of cells and tissues into striking ...

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