Synthetic cell SpudCell, the first built from non-living components by University of Minnesota synthetic biologists Kate ...

The lab-made cell can grow, copy its DNA, and divide but cannot survive independently or be considered fully alive, ...

What do you call an organism with no evolutionary ancestors? SpudCell, apparently ...

Synthetic SpudCell, built from chemicals alone, grew, divided, and evolved naturally - a milestone in creating programmable ...

Why spend $1,049 on a Steam Machine when SteamOS can turn the gaming PC you already own into one?

A prototype cell partly capable of replicating itself has been created using 36 existing bacterial genes, but it's not really ...

Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time that can feed, grow and replicate like a natural cell.

Their bodies and their genomes were built in the lab from scratch, each molecule specified precisely. According to John Glass ...

U.S. Bancorp's recent move into financing startup healthcare practices represents a strategic shift for the Minneapolis-based lender, which had previously focused only on established clients.

Most of us wait for discomfort to arrive. We brace for the hard conversation, the unexpected change, the day that does not go to plan, and we hope we will be ready when it comes. We usually are not, ...