When scientist J. Craig Venter and his team announced in 2010 that they had created the first cell controlled by a fully ...
J. Craig Venter's pioneering research helped define modern genomics and launched the field of synthetic biology.
Until now, molecular-level DNA circuits have mainly been used for simple tasks, such as detecting the presence of ...
Venter redrew the boundaries of biology — sequencing DNA at unprecedented speed, engineering synthetic life and charting ...
Synthetic biology holds promise but requires careful oversight to ensure that its development causes minimal to no harm, according to experts. This discipline aims to apply engineering principles to ...
Working on human pus in a medieval castle, Miescher discovered a substance that would eventually unlock our understanding of ...
"The Story of Everything" documentary argues scientific discoveries about the universe, DNA and fine-tuning point to the ...
Scientists have uncovered a previously unknown type of molecular motion inside DNA-based droplets: instead of spreading randomly, guest molecules advance in an organized wave. This surprising ...
Local leaders from Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester counties gathered Jan. 26 to cut the ribbon on the new Tri-County Biological Science Center, marking the launch of South Carolina’s first ...