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To understand the molecular blueprint for life, Cees Dekker is starting from scratch, building fully synthetic cells that are capable of cell division.

Armed with cutting-edge technologies, scientists find innovative ways to better use biological systems. 

Scientists turned a deadly virus into a crucial tool for understanding the wiring of the brain.

Parasitologist Luísa Figueiredo uncovered key elements of the secret life of African trypanosomes inside their hosts.

Alison Van Eenennaam uses genome-editing technologies to aid beef cattle production and animal welfare.

Scientists are pulling on the protein threads that bind textiles and cosmetics together.

A happenstance collaboration between biologists and roboticists led to the birth of a strange creation: living machines derived from frog stem cells.

NASA's upcoming satellite mission will explore the characteristics of Jupiter's ice-crusted moon. Its data will help scientists assess if the icy body has the potential to host life.

A metabolite from maize roots protects the plants against arsenic toxicity.

Neville Sanjana explored noncoding genomic regions by combining pooled CRISPR screening and single cell sequencing.

A new technique for synthesizing chromosomes can introduce panels of genes into disease models to facilitate drug testing.

A rare gut cell puzzles researchers by avoiding immune cells.