Synthetic Life
Synthetic biology is being touted by scientists and venture capitalists as "the next big thing." Researchers claim to be on the brink of creating...
Researchers at Yale University have created a blueprint for artificial cells that are more powerful and efficient than the natural cells they mimic...
Spore is a multi-genre "massively single-player online game" by Maxis and designed by Will Wright. It allows a player to control the evolution of a...
This paper describes a new class of DNA-like oligomers made exclusively of nonnatural, stable C-nucleosides.
The nucleosides comprise four types of...
Researchers at The University of Nottingham have taken some important first steps to creating a synthetic copycat of a living cell, a leading science...
"Can we create new life out of our digital universe?" Craig Venter asks. His answer is "yes" -- and pretty soon. He walks through his latest research...
A team of Penn State researchers has developed a simple artificial cell with which to investigate the organization and function of two of the most...
An "artificial cell" capable of synthesising genes and making them into proteins has been developed by researchers in the US. The postage stamp-sized...
Four-year-old Eddie might behave like a typical young boy. Outside of the Second Life virtual world, however, he is anything but.
The child is a...
Abstract: This philosophical paper tries to tackle the question of what could be the ultimate future of ALife from a cosmic viewpoint. We first argue...
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