DRUGS that banish wrinkles and put a spring in the step could also be the key to beating ageing Scientists have discovered that the genes linked to youthful looks and supple limbs... Read more
A research team, led by Craig Venter of America’s J. Craig Venter Institute (JVCI), has successfully produced the first self-replicating, synthetic bacterial cell. Called Mycoplasm... Read more
Image via Wikipedia TO CREATE life is the prerogative of gods. Deep in the human psyche, whatever the rational pleadings of physics and chemistry, there exists a sense that biology... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Synthetic biology can mean reconstructing organisms, redesigning biology, or recreating life—and each of these uses has different implications. The J. Craig Ven... Read more
Image via Wikipedia A top UK scientist who helped sequence the human genome has said efforts to patent the first synthetic life form would give its creator a monopoly on a range of... Read more
