What is life then, in the fundamental sense? Is it mere matter interacting with itself? Is it matter that organises and ...

While these are not artificial life forms created entirely from scratch, the work demonstrates an unprecedented level of ...

When scientist J. Craig Venter and his team announced in 2010 that they had created the first cell controlled by a fully synthetic genome, it marked a turning point in how scientists think about life.

Imagine using your cell phone to control the activity of your own cells to treat injuries and diseases. It sounds like something from the imagination of an overly optimistic science fiction writer.