Scientists have finally created synthetic life in a lab by constructing a synthetic yeast for the first time in history.

Macquarie University researchers, alongside an international team, have achieved a significant milestone in synthetic biology by completing the final chromosome of the world's first synthetic yeast ...

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After more than a decade of work, researchers have reached a major milestone in their efforts to re-engineer life in the lab, ...

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This study details the design and optimization of synXVI, a synthetic yeast chromosome, overcoming growth challenges through ...

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has named Fred Hutch Cancer Center postdoctoral researcher Grant King, PhD, a Hanna H.

A "pocket" on the protein cyclin B is responsible for ensuring that the steps of cell division take place in the correct ...

AS SYNTHETIC biology rapidly advances, transforming agriculture and materials science, investors are increasingly captivated ...

The completion of chromosome synXVI allows scientists to explore new possibilities in metabolic engineering and strain ...

Scientists led by a Macquarie University team have completed construction of the final chromosome in the worlds’ first synthetic yeast genome following more than a decade of work, opening new ...