How does a single cell reliably build one of the most complex structures known in nature? New research suggests the answer ...

image: In new research, Alex Green, an assistant professor at ASU's Biodesign Institute and School of Molecular Sciences, demonstrates how living cells can be induced to carry out computations in the ...

A new cancer-detecting tool uses tiny circuits made of DNA to identify cancer cells by the molecular signatures on their surface. Duke University researchers fashioned the simple circuits from ...

These computations can be continuous, or analogue, in nature — the way eyes adjust to gradual changes in the light levels. They can also be digital, involving simple on or off processes, such as a ...

Encapsulating molecular components in artificial membranes offers more flexibility in designing circuits, report researchers. Synthetic biology allows scientists to design genetic circuits that can be ...

Complex brain circuits in rodents can organize themselves with genetics playing only a secondary role, according to a new computer modelling study published today in eLife. The findings help answer a ...

Over the past few decades, we have seen remarkable advances in technologies for reading (sequencing) and writing (synthesizing) DNA. These technologies have enabled us to decipher disease. Now they ...

Researchers have developed a synthetic gene circuit that triggers the body's immune system to attack cancers when it detects signs of the disease. Researchers at MIT have developed a synthetic gene ...