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

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

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

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

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

When people think of DNA, they usually think of genes, the parts that code for proteins and drive inherited traits. But there ...

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

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 ...