This engineered genome will help experts tailor organisms to fit the needs of their ever-changing environments.

4 Eukaryote DNA consists of multiple molecules of double-stranded linear DNA found in the nucleus, while that of prokaryotes is double-stranded, often circular, and located within the cytoplasm.

This achievement represents the completion of the global Sc2.0 project to create the world’s first synthetic eukaryotic genome ... Saccharomyces cerevisiae chromosome,” published in Nature ...

Mitosis orchestrates eukaryotic cell division, maintaining genetic fidelity and playing a key role in development, tissue homeostasis, and cancer progression.

While prokaryotic cells do not have membrane-bound structures, they do have distinct cellular regions (Figure 1). In prokaryotic cells, DNA bundles together in a region called the nucleoid. Primitive ...

Macquarie University researchers, alongside an international team, have achieved a significant milestone in synthetic biology by completing the final chromosome of the world's first synthetic yeast ...

This study details the design and optimization of synXVI, a synthetic yeast chromosome, overcoming growth challenges through ...

This achievement represents the completion of the global Sc2.0 project to create the world's first synthetic eukaryotic genome ... demonstrates how engineered chromosomes can be designed, built ...

Scientists have completed construction of the final chromosome in the worlds' first ... Sc2.0 project to create the world's first synthetic eukaryotic genome from Saccharomyces cerevisiae ...

Cephalopods may have the oldest sex chromosomes of any animal, according to a new discovery in the octopus genome. That's a big deal given that scientists didn't know until now if these oddball ...

After more than a decade of work, researchers have reached a major milestone in their efforts to re-engineer life in the lab, ...