Genome-wide studies have identified many putative essential genes in Staphylococcus aureus, Mycoplasma genetalium, Haemophilus influenza and Bacillus subtilis.

News & Views Published: March 2008 Synthetic genomes brought closer to life Robert A Holt Nature Biotechnology 26, 296–297 (2008) Cite this article ...

The UK has officially launched the Synthetic Human Genome Project, a groundbreaking initiative, aiming to construct human DNA from scratch.

The human genome is the complete set of genetic material of the human being. UNESCO regards the human genome as the “heritage of humanity”. UNESCO believes it should be protected and passed on to ...

Water-responsive (WR) materials can exert significant forces when they deform in response to changes in the relative humidity. Recent studies on biological WR materials have brought attention to the ...