When he launched a career in biotechnology years later, his childhood fascinations turned him toward the field of synthetic ...

Earth’s most diverse biological entities are the viruses that infect bacteria, called bacteriophages (phages). They are rich ...

In an unprecedented leap in scientific discovery, a new lifeform has been constructed using a mere 57 genetic instructions. This remarkable feat paves the way for boundless opportunities in biology, ...

One of the NCBiotech portfolio companies there is Elysia Bio, founded in 2021 by Raleigh native and CEO Eli Hornstein, Ph.D.

A plan to genetically engineer a version of the dodo, a giant flightless bird that disappeared 400 years ago and became the ...

Carnegie Mellon scientists create AggreBots, tiny lung-cell robots powered by cilia with controlled motility.Word excerpt: ...

For decades, gene-editing science has been limited to making small, precise edits to human DNA, akin to correcting typos in ...

The more that people know about gene editing, the more likely they are to feel it is safe to use in agriculture and medicine, according to a survey of more than 4,500 people across the United States.

Genes are the building blocks of life, and the genetic code provides the instructions for the complex processes that make organisms function.

A brand-new engineering approach to generate "designer" biological robots using human lung cells is underway in Carnegie ...

Plant roots are the hidden engines of crop survival, and enhancing their growth is key to resisting environmental stress.