Researchers say they have discovered an entirely new class of life inside the human body, and it is very similar to a virus.

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered new details about how the human genome produces instructions for creating ...

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

This engineered genome will help experts tailor organisms to fit the needs of their ever-changing environments.

A local radio host is encouraging Tucsonans to consider genetic testing after it played a critical role in her own health ...

Synthetic biologists from Yale were able to re-write the genetic code of an organism—a novel genomically recoded organism ...