Synthetic biology combines principles from science, engineering and social science, creating emerging technologies such as alternative meats and mRNA vaccines; Deconstructing synthetic biology across ...

When you hear "biology" you probably think something like "nature" or "natural", but humankind has been interfering with biology for thousands of years, and now in the 21st century our tools are more ...

Biology — the science of life, living things and the processes that keep us all running — links up in essential ways with many other sciences, such as chemistry, physics and mathematics, which help us ...

In today’s rapidly evolving scientific landscape, eliminating barriers to progress is more critical than ever. Precision medicine and targeted therapies hold great promise but are dependent on the ...

In Washington, DC, Xian-en Zhang, Director General, Basic Research Department, China Ministry of Science and Technology, stated that the People’s Republic of China is seeking to position itself as a ...

Carolus Vitalis grew up in a small town in Chile—a town so small it doesn’t appear on any maps. Now he’s at the forefront of a large, impactful discussion: the pros and cons of artificial intelligence ...

Several round plastic containers rest on a surface, and each contains a small, striped frog. Juvenile Australian southern corroboree frogs at the University of Melbourne laboratories Credit: Tiffany ...

Cancer therapy and synthetic biology are converging around a shared problem that has long frustrated oncologists and engineers alike: the unpredictable behavior of individual cells. New work at the ...

The combination of AI and synthetic biology could lead to the creation of novel organisms with unintended and potentially harmful consequences. The democratization of genetic engineering through ...