Researchers eventually want to map the effects of every possible mutation on all human proteins to transform precision ...

Most mutations which cause disease by swapping one amino acid out for another do so by making the protein less stable, according to a massive study of human protein variants published in the journal ...

Francis Crick Institute scientists developed a rudimentary human spine via stem cells in a laboratory. They have created a ...

Gray matter is made up of neuron cell bodies and dendrites and is responsible for processing and interpreting information, ...

Kidney and nerve tissue cells can form memories much like brain cells, one new study has found. Another recent study says ...

Largest brain aging study points to possible connections between diet, inflammation, and brain health. Scientists at the ...

Detailed mapping of 1.2 million brain cells has revealed that not all cell types age in the same way and that some – found in a specific ‘hot spot’ – are more sensitive to the aging process. It opens ...

Scientists have officially grown a notochord—the tissues that act as the “GPS for the developing embryo” by guiding the ...

Researchers from the Organoid group at the Hubrecht Institute have developed a new way to grow organoids. Organoids are tiny ...

Scientists at the Allen Institute have identified specific cell types in the brain of mice that undergo major changes as they ...

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A new fertility technology developed by Gameto, using stem cells to help embryos mature outside the body, has led to the world’s first live human birth. This new technique, called Fertilo ...