Guest molecules slice through droplets of DNA polymers in a frontal wave, providing a foundation for better understanding ...

A new study reveals natural soaps are a superior choice. They are significantly less toxic to aquatic life and human skin, breaking down easily in the environment. These gentle yet powerful cleansers ...

Synthetic chemicals and plastics are useful and indispensable in our lives. On the other hand, the world is grappling with ...

Dermatologists are prescribing algae skincare that repairs damaged skin at cellular level. Why marine extracts beat synthetic ...

Scientists have created synthetic yeast that converts human urine into a valuable bone implant material, while also reducing ...

In a world-first breakthrough, researchers have used an epilepsy-like disease model in a laboratory dish and showed that ...

Developmental and synthetic biologist Michael Levin redefines what life really is, how intelligence works, and what the ...

This Research Topic is part of the series on "Cell-Free Synthetic Biology". See first Volume here. In the context of synthetic biology, cell-free systems are creating a new frontier towards ...

Recently, scientists harnessed these movements using beams of light to control cellular behavior, taking a big step toward creating programmable synthetic cells. Every living thing—from bacteria ...

With the long-term goal of creating living cells from non-living components, scientists in the field of synthetic biology work with RNA origami. This tool uses the multifunctionality of the ...