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This week, researchers convened in Manchester, UK, to debate whether research into potentially dangerous "mirror life" should be halted.

Scientists Debate Whether to Halt Type of Research That Could Destroy All Life on Earth

By Victor Tangermann

These mobile biological robots, or "anthrobots," have already proven that they can assemble themselves and repair damaged neurons

Scientists Build Biological Robots From Human Cells

By Frank Landymore

The world's first lab-grown "synthetic embryo" has once again roiled the stem cell ethics discourse even though the human version isn't coming anytime soon.

The World’s First-Ever “Synthetic Embryo” Is Already Causing Controversy

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists have created synthetic organisms known as "Xenobots" that can self-replicate — a striking leap forward in synthetic biology.

Scientists Create Synthetic Organisms That Can Reproduce

A team of scientists built a bacteria's genetic code from scratch and, after years of improvements, got it to reproduce just like the real thing.

Scientists Engineer Synthetic Bacteria That Multiplies Like the Real Thing

By Dan Robitzski

German scientists say that for the first time ever, they've created a lab-grown artificial genome that can reproduce itself like a living organism.

Scientists Create Artificial Genome That Can Reproduce

By Jon Christian

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Sustainable Urban Living Isn’t Just Necessary – It’s a Giant Opportunity

By Rachelle Dragani

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Scientists Just Took a Giant Leap Forward in the Quest to Create Artificial Life

Lab-Grown Synthetic Nanobots May Officially End Antibiotic Resistance

Lab-Grown Synthetic Nanobots May Officially End Antibiotic Resistance

By Patrick Caughill

Scientists Eradicated Smallpox. With Synthetic Biology, We Can Bring it Back.

Scientists Eradicated Smallpox. With Synthetic Biology, We Can Bring it Back.

Billions of Dollars Are Being Spent to Perfect the Engineering of Life

Billions of Dollars Are Being Spent to Perfect the Engineering of Life

Humans Can Now “Print” Genetic Code and Engineer Life

Humans Can Now “Print” Genetic Code and Engineer Life

By Benjamin Stecher

We’re Deciding Who Owns the Right to CRISPR Gene Editing

We’re Deciding Who Owns the Right to CRISPR Gene Editing

Synthetic Organs: We’re One Step Closer to Having Bioartificial Kidneys

Synthetic Organs: We’re One Step Closer to Having Bioartificial Kidneys

Researchers Just Solved One of the Biggest Problems in Synthetic Biology

Researchers Just Solved One of the Biggest Problems in Synthetic Biology

By Jelor Gallego

Scientists Target 2026 As The Year of The First Synthetic Genome

Scientists Target 2026 As The Year of The First Synthetic Genome

By Eleazer Corpuz