As anyone who has ever gotten a protective style knows, the process requires plenty of decision-making. Box braids or sister ...

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

Scientists with the Synthetic Human Genome Project are trying to create artificial human DNA from scratch, leading to ...

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

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

A team of researchers in the United States and United Kingdom say they have created the world’s first synthetic human embryo-like structures from stem cells, bypassing the need for eggs and sperm.

Under that rule, a synthetic human genome like the one Church described — one that resists all viruses and pathogens — would probably eligible for patenting, too.

A synthetic version of the human genetic blueprint might used for a wide range of medical research, scientists say. But it's far from reality, and comes with big ethical and safety questions.

The human genetic code will be built from scratch by British scientists in a controversial new research project. The £10 million scheme to synthesise DNA is being funded by the Wellcome Trust and ...