Because there’s not much oxygen deep underground, the bacteria that live there have evolved other ways to get rid of the electrons they produce...

IntroductionIt can be hard to tell, at first, when a cell is on the verge of self-destruction. It appears to be going about its usual...

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IntroductionIn Cassandra Extavour’s office at Harvard University hangs a placard with a painted rainbow flag and a friendly invitation. “You are welcome here,” it reads. “I...

Synthetic biology is already rewriting life.In late 2023, scientists revealed yeast cells with half their genetic blueprint replaced by artificial DNA. It was a...

IntroductionImagine that a grid of hexagons, honeycomb-like, stretches before you. Some hexagons are empty; others are filled by a 6-foot tall column of solid...

All organisms are made of living cells. While it is difficult to pinpoint exactly when the first cells came to exist, geologists’ best estimates...

IntroductionBacteria don’t throw dinner parties or tell jokes, but they are social in their own way. When the presence of food gives them an...

Top 50 AI Companies in USA, India & Europe List of Best 50 artificial intelligence AI companies in USA, India & Europe Artificial Intelligence (AI) is...

IntroductionNear midnight on March 26, 1961, dark waters lapped at the hull of a converted naval barge as it queasily rocked in the Pacific...

IntroductionEvolution is a complicated thing. Much of modern evolutionary biology seeks to reconcile the seeming randomness of the forces behind the process — how...

CRISPR has a problem: an embarrassment of riches.Ever since the gene editing system rocketed to fame, scientists have been looking for variants with better...