Weight-loss drugs have surged in popularity, promising rapid results with regular injections. Now, researchers from Japan report a way for the body to make its own weight-loss drugs, doing away with ...

In this interview, Professor James J. Collins, founder of the field of Synthetic Biology, discusses his journey to founding ...

No longer a mere assistant who carries out the commands of DNA, RNA takes the lead in emerging therapeutics.

Since the mapping of the human genome in 2003, synthetic biology has reached a new milestone. British researchers are now ...

A £10 million Wellcome Trust-funded project seeks to create artificial human genomes. Technology Networks explored the ...