Scientists at the University of Minnesota have engineered "SpudCell," a lab-made entity from lifeless chemicals that mimics ...

How does your body produce millions of antibodies from one genome? New research reveals how two closely related proteins help ...

Throughout the history of mankind, life has been considered something that can only be observed, but not created. However, ...

Illustration of an embryo in the early stages of development. (Design Cells/iStock/Getty Images) The first moments of life ...

Scientists have built a synthetic cell from scratch in a world-first breakthrough that paves the way for creating entirely ...

Could a viral infection you experience today cause mental health disorders for generations of your descendants? Absolutely.

Researchers developed a new system for programming human cells to make decisions like tiny computers. It lets cells process ...

A gastrointestinal oncologist told Newsweek that the early-stage findings are a “major step forward” in targeting colon ...

The mystery of Peru's "conehead" mummies has baffled scientists for decades, and new DNA tests on the mummies' teeth have ...

In cancer research, one person's junk is increasingly becoming another person's treasure. Scientists have uncovered new evidence showing how recently evolved "junk DNA" genetic elements can become ...

Proteins, made of chains of amino acids, play critical roles in the body, whether building bone and muscle or supporting the immune system. While many ...

The hereditary disorder Huntington's disease has so far been considered incurable. Its clinical manifestations include ...