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A self-replicating synthetic cell has moved artificial life from theory to reality, opening a new chapter in synthetic biology and origin-of-life research.

A Boston startup gains FDA approval to begin the first clinical trial using cellular reprogramming to treat eye disease, with potential implications for reversing aspects of aging.

Anthrobots: Where human cells become self-assembling, tissue-repairing biobots. Is this the dawn of cellular medicine’s next frontier?

New "TNT" method mimics the reset of a cell’s epigenome that happens in very early embryonic development

Scientists have created a mouse using molecular tools derived from our single-celled distant ancestors, which predate animal life.

Artificial genes can construct complex structures inside cells by following a sequence similar to how IKEA furniture is assembled.

Researchers create a gentle tool to watch how cells fix damaged DNA without interfering, opening new ways to study diseases like cancer.

New research results suggest the possibility of finding ways to turn on new neuron production in old or injured brains.