For billions of years, evolution was driven by random mutations. A new breakthrough puts control over DNA, life’s blueprint, ...

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The ICSE board has released the latest class 9 syllabus for the new 2026-27 academic session. With the help of the syllabus, ...

Amid all the advances in modern medicine, much of the science behind a woman's menstrual cycle remains mysterious, so a team ...

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

Scientists at the University of Minnesota say they've made the first synthetic cell that can complete a life cycle, a major breakthrough that could lead to innovation in the medicine and engineering ...

While many of life's mysteries remain unsolved, every biologist can describe the basic processes performed by a living organism, including energy use, reproduction, growth and development. While these ...

Scientists built a synthetic cell that combines more lifelike properties than ever before — proof of concept that it’s possible to bring nonliving materials to life, or something close to it, in the ...

The era of "biomanufacturing," in which microbes, not petroleum, produce chemical products, is one step closer. A KAIST ...

It took two scientists decades to find a new nitrogen-fixing organelle. It could change the future of sustainable agriculture ...