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A C-shaped xenobot pushes along a cell to create a new clump of cells

Living robots made from frog cells can replicate themselves in a dish

29 November 2021

Swarms of tiny "xenobots" can self-replicate in the lab by pushing loose cells together – the first time this form of reproduction has been seen in multicellular organisms
How nature, nurture and sheer randomness combine to make a unique you

How nature, nurture and sheer randomness combine to make a unique you

9 December 2020

We’re slowly beginning to unpick the complex interplay of genes, environment and experience that make you who you are – and like no one else who ever existed

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