This breakthrough transforms the building of synthetic DNA from a chemical process to an electrical one. Here’s what you’ll ...

Harvard researchers have developed a groundbreaking silicon chip capable of synthesizing DNA utilizing water-based enzymes ...

Transporting molecules across biological membranes is essential for life. In nature, this can occur through passive transport, known as diffusion. "Biological systems often use mechanical motion to ...

A tiny silicon chip could change how DNA is made. Generally, silicon chips are used as the backbones of computing, however, ...

A team led by University of Pittsburgh's Graham Hatfull has developed a method to construct bacteriophages with entirely synthetic genetic material, allowing researchers to add and subtract genes at ...

Scientists have synthesized the first functional viruses with AI-generated genetic sequences drawing attention from biosecurity researchers.

Silicon chips have long been associated with computing power. Increasingly, the same type of technology is being adapted to interface with biology: reading DNA, monitoring neurons and now, in a new ...

Tiny, quivering spheres designed to feed and multiply raise prospect of artificial organisms to make drugs, food and fuel ...

Google’s new AI tool can read DNA like a language, and see immediately if a word substitution will change the meaning of that sentence, the company says. — © AFP ...

Synthetic biology is an interdisciplinary field that combines principles from biology, engineering, computer science, and other disciplines to design and construct biological systems, organisms, and ...