Scientists at ETH Zurich have broken new ground by generating over 400 types of nerve cells from stem cells in the lab, far ...

A newly created cell model of the amniotic sac could reveal new insights into early pregnancy, as well as generate helpful products for medical use.

In biology textbooks and beyond, the human genome and DNA therein typically are taught in only one dimension. While it can be ...

In biology textbooks and beyond, the human genome and DNA therein typically are taught in only one dimension. While it can be helpful for learners to ...

The fluorescent labeling compound—dubbed "Sialyl Lewis Yellow"—was developed by an international team led from the Pohang University of Science and Technology in South Korea. It works by binding to ...

Stem cell tech simulates ALS, quantum tools decode quasicrystals, and cancer exploits a human mutation—three breakthroughs ...

Researchers are making ever more sophisticated mini organs in the lab — and now they can grow their own blood vessels. The ...

When people think of DNA, they usually think of genes, the parts that code for proteins and drive inherited traits. But there ...

The 14-day limit on scientific study of children conceived in vitro is already abhorrent, and any attempt to extend it should ...

Nerves look blue in the reconstructed view of a genetically engineered mouse (left) whose neurons produce a fluorescent ...

For the first time, scientists have 3-D printed objects within living cells, including a 10-micrometer long elephant and tiny “barcodes” that could help track individual cells. Remarkably, many of the ...

International scientists have been researching a method to produce functional human islets using a 3D printing process. The ...