Synthetic biology is the design and construction of new biological parts, devices, and systems, and the re-design of existing, natural biological systems for useful purposes. SAMBA, a new ...

The UK has officially launched the Synthetic Human Genome Project, a groundbreaking initiative, aiming to construct human DNA ...

Scientists start a controversial project to create the building blocks of human life, in what is thought to be a world first.

The Synthetic Human Genome Project will create DNA artificially. Scientists will create parts of a molecule of DNA, and even ...

Work has started on a groundbreaking, yet contentious, project to create artificial human DNA from scratch, marking a ...

A UK inquiry looking for ways to improve the country’s innovation economy has turned to foreign experts for advice. Witnesses from Germany, Sweden, and Singapore appeared before the House of Lords ...

The project will begin by making parts of a human chromosome, testing them in skin cells. Alongside the scientific work, a ...

The pushmi-pullyu is a creature of opposites: if one head is sleeping, the other is wide awake. The success of Britain’s ...

Synthetic Human Genome (SynHG) project sparks fears that rogue scientists could create enhanced ‘super humans’ in decades to ...

Innovation in biotechnology has reached new heights with the advancement of microbial genome editing services. These services enable researchers and industries to modify the genetic makeup of ...