The strategy, known as synthetic biology, is gaining momentum globally as a conservation tool and human health solution, ...

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Synthetic biology offers many tantalizing possibilities, but scientists consider some projects too risky to pursue. DBenitostock/Moment via Getty Images Most major biological molecules, including all ...

Scientists are calling for a halt to the creation of “mirror bacteria,” synthetic microorganisms built from the reversed molecular building blocks of natural life. According to a comprehensive report ...

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Researchers are continuing to make progress on developing a new synthetic material that behaves like biological muscle, an ...