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

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

After selling his previous AI company for $575 million, Breakstone said he felt a responsibility to apply his experience to ...

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, ...

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 ...

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

Researchers recently developed a bone marrow model to study how the body generates cells. Interestingly, this model is the first of its kind to be developed entirely from human cells. Not only can ...

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

Virtual biology: As we build high-fidelity digital representations of molecules, genomes, cells, and living systems, we'll increasingly be able to ask scientific questions digitally - conducting ...

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

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 ...