Researchers Take Step Toward Synthetic Life
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Researchers say they have created the entire genome of a bacterium by stitching together its chemical components.
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Researchers have made a biochip that could help replace animal testing for new cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.
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Quorum sensing, which determines when bacteria communicate to one another, has captured the interest of a new generation of scientific researchers.
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A new class of material, which brings computer chips made from a single molecule a step closer, has been discovered by scientists.
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Researchers are trying to turn the simulated realities of science-fiction movies into the armchair realities of everyday life
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Scientists create a synthetic molecule called PAC-1 which can prompt cancer cells to self-destruct.
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An international team of scientists has found life on a Norwegian island.  No surprises there, but the successful field test of a collection of life-detection instruments may be a stepping stone for future endeavors to sniff out life on Mars.
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A new initiative will work on cell-based toxicity tests for chemicals.
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New technologies will shed light on how beneficial bacteria might help our health.
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Scientists are getting to the root of the matter, compiling a fungus "tree of life" that could have health benefits for humans.
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Craig Venter has built the first man-made genome. Soon those genes may cause a cell to come alive. This tiny organism will be Venter's own  -  and that's just the start
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Scientists develop a method of routinely growing stem cells in conditions similar to the human body.
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New drugs that are to be tested in connection with a phenomenon called RNA interference have excited scientists with their versatile and powerful ability to affect genes.
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Regulators have given scientists the green light to create human-animal embryos for research.
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Nature is pretty good at solving engineering problems, so designers are increasingly turning to biomimetics to improve their products and ideas. By Rowan Hooper.
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Scientists in Maryland yesterday said they had built from scratch an entire microbial chromosome, a loop of synthetic DNA carrying all the instructions that a simple cell needs to live and reproduce.
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Researchers say a new programme could help create a DNA database of all life on Earth, ever.