When scientist J. Craig Venter and his team announced in 2010 that they had created the first cell controlled by a fully synthetic genome, it marked a turning point in how scientists think about life.

Most hypotheses suggest that earlier forms of life had partial genetic codes and used fewer than 20 amino acids. To test ...

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AI-guided redesign of protein alphabet in bacteria could unlock new ways to build synthetic organisms.

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A meteorite found in 1969 contained the five nucleobases of DNA and RNA, suggesting that the building blocks of life were ...