But the research topic is, for obvious reasons, controversial. Scientists have largely steered clear of trying to create full ...

The Synthetic Human Genome Project (SynHG) will take decades to complete and cost anything from millions to hundreds of ...

Scientists start a controversial project to create the building blocks of human life, in what is thought to be a world first.

A UK-led team is starting a major project to build human genetic material from scratch. This research aims to unlock how DNA ...

Synthetic Human Genome Project aims to develop methods allowing scientists to not only read an entire DNA molecule but also ...

A team of researchers is beginning work on creating new tools that could eventually lead to the synthesis of the human genome ...

Scientists have for the first time sequenced the most complete and oldest ancient Egyptian genome ever found—unlocking new ...

Antibiotics are one of the greatest triumphs in the history of medical science—but these lifesaving tools have a dark side. Their persistent use can produce "superbugs"—drug-resistant microbes that ...

The Synthetic Human Genome Project is being funded by the Wellcome Trust, which has donated Rs 117 crore (10 million pounds).

Synthetic Human Genome (SynHG) project sparks fears that rogue scientists could create enhanced ‘super humans’ in decades to come ...

The Synthetic Human Genome Project is working to build synthetic human DNA but who is asking how this science will impact ...

In a move hailed as biology’s next giant leap and condemned by critics as potentially dangerous British scientists have ...