Hemifusomes are fused vesicles, or sacs of fluid, that were previously unknown to exist inside cells. They were discovered ...

Scientists have done something straight out of a sci-fi movie—they’ve created a super powerful computer using human cells! 🧬 ...

Since the mapping of the human genome in 2003, synthetic biology has reached a new milestone. British researchers are now ...

Scientists have identified dozens of human proteins that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, depends on to replicate ...

Single-cell RNA-seq (scRNA-seq) has spent the past decade maturing into a foundational technology. Over that time, the ...

A new organelle has been found by scientists at the University of Virginia (UVA). The super-small specialized structure has a ...

Scientists found that embryonic skin cells “whisper” through faint mechanical tugs, using the same force-sensing proteins ...

University of Virginia scientists discover new cell organelle called "hemifusome" that helps manage cellular recycling.

In this interview, Professor James J. Collins, founder of the field of Synthetic Biology, discusses his journey to founding ...

But the research topic is, for obvious reasons, controversial. Scientists have largely steered clear of trying to create full ...

The Synthetic Human Genome (SynHG) Project, launched on the 25th anniversary of the mapping of the human genome, is being ...