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Synthetic cells that look just like natural cells but are chemically reversed could outcompete other living organisms − with ...

A method developed by a research group at Tampere University seeks specific molecules that can target desired tissues through ...

Forget snakes and spiders—a new review details venomous plants, fungi, and even bacteria, proving that nature's deadliest ...

Grave warnings have been issued about the dangers of creating life forms using mirror-image molecules. How worried should we ...

Potatoes are being gene-edited to resist fungi in the warm, wet Peruvian Andes. Sorghum is being taught to resist parasitic ...

New research at MSU uses light to reveal viruses’ unique vibrations, opening new doors for biological imaging and antiviral ...

Austin Gray received a $1.3 million National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award to ...

The Nagoya University team has created this game that operates at the nanoscale, manipulating particles that are around one ...