There are hundreds of cell types in the human body, each with a specific role spelled out in their DNA. In theory, all it ...

Organoids are three-dimensional miniature models of organs, grown in a dish. They have become a valuable tool for studying ...

New scientific methods could one day render animal studies—the standard in research laboratories for more than 100 ...

The lab has developed ultra-small DNA nanodevices that can function inside living cells, illuminating biological processes.

Think back to that basic biology class you took in high school. You probably learned about organelles, those little “organs” inside cells that form compartments with individual functions. For example, ...

Scientists are exploring ways to mimic the origins of human life without two fundamental components: sperm and egg. They are coaxing clusters of stem cells – programmable cells that can transform into ...

The US biomedical funding agency also hints at future restrictions on research involving human embryonic stem cells.

Assembloids: A Versatile Platform for Human Tissue Modeling. This schematic illustrates the classification of assembloids based on four key assembly strategies—multi-region, multi-lineage, ...

For much of the 20th century it was thought that the adult brain was incapable of regeneration. This view has since shifted dramatically and neurogenesis – the birth of new neurons – is now a widely ...

Millions of people live with atrial fibrillation, a racing, uneven heartbeat that can leave you exhausted and scared. Yet it ...

A new imaging study challenges long-standing ideas about how hair grows and could lead to new treatments for hair loss. Scientists have discovered that human hair does not emerge because it is pushed ...