I have this idea of a communal brain.” David Baker, PhD, told me as I sat in his office at the University of Washington (UW) ...

Researchers develop BINND, a deep learning model that predicts complex DNA-DNA binding with 83.5% accuracy, unlocking scalable DNA computing.

As they scramble to keep their systems online, AI companies are making things expensive for the rest of us. Large language ...

A team led by bioengineers at the University of California San Diego has developed a genome-scale reference map that details how individual genes control the functions and identities of human stem ...

A team led by bioengineers at the University of California San Diego has developed a genome-scale reference map that details ...

SpudCell marks a milestone for synthetic biology, but it is not fully alive. It will, however, help scientists answer key ...

MIT scientists have discovered that part of these microorganisms' energy efficiency depends on invisible signals embedded ...

Driven by aggressive state policies and a national supercomputing network, Chinese labs are rapidly embedding AI into daily ...

Scientists build a synthetic cell that grows, divides and replicates DNA using only non-living chemical components.

While many of life's mysteries remain unsolved, every biologist can describe the basic processes performed by a living organism, including energy use, reproduction, growth and development. While these ...

Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time that feeds, grows and replicates like a natural cell, a ...