Synthetic biologists were tantalized by the idea of making mirror images of microbes. Then things got complicated.

Creating artificial systems that mimic the functioning of cells is one of the goals of what is known as synthetic biology.

Artificial intelligence is rapidly learning to autonomously design and run biological experiments, but the systems intended ...

The Promise of Synthetic CellsSynthetic biology aims to engineer artificial systems that replicate the behavior of living cells. These ...

Researchers introduces an innovative chemical strategy to create biomimetic structures with greater efficiency.

Bringing a single drug to market can take more than a decade and cost billions of dollars, with fewer than one in ten candidates successfully reaching approval. Against this backdrop, generative AI is ...

This one-of-a-kind T. Rex leather bag could bring a hefty price tag. We explain how the bioderived leather is created.

A team at the Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials (CiQUS) at the University of Santiago de Compostela has developed a more flexible chemical strategy to create ...

Nicotine, a potent insecticidal alkaloid unique to the nightshade family, has been employed in agriculture as a pesticide since 1690. It also has therapeutic potential for neurological disorders such ...

Researchers have built a synthetic-cell platform that can be chemically adjusted in real time, sidestepping a long-standing ...

Pichia pastoris (Komagataella phaffii) stands as a central organism in the field of microbial biotechnology, renowned for its robust capabilities in ...