science & tech

A big open question in 21st-century science is how life began here on Earth. The metabolism-first scenario just might be the best one.

The “dystopian” biotech imagined in these novels is now changing real lives for the better.

From global DNA screening standards to safeguards for benchtop synthesizers and AI tools, a new biosecurity playbook is taking shape.

New biotech tools could clean up everything from construction to agriculture.