Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A simulated cell in the early stages of division. Left half shows cytoplasm (blue cubes), mRNA degradation machinery molecules ...

Lab–grown life has taken a major leap forward as scientists use AI to create a new virus that has never been seen before. The virus, dubbed Evo–Φ2147, was created by scientists from scratch using new ...

Scientists explain how simple chemicals, deep sea vents, and meteor impacts may have helped life begin on Earth.

Asteroid impacts may have helped kick-start life on Earth by creating hot, chemical-rich environments ideal for early biology. These impact-generated hydrothermal systems could have lasted thousands ...

Scientists create the first-ever lab-grown food pipe - Two-year-old Casey Mcintyre was born with 11cm of his oesophagus ...

A remarkably small bacterium containing fewer than 500 genes serves as the basis for one of the most detailed digital life reconstructions ever created. Using computer technology, scientists have ...