Cancer cells are known to reawaken embryonic genes to grow. A new study reveals the disease also hijacks the proteins, or ...

Learn more about the new biological computer that fuses brain cells and computer chips — and uses far less energy.

Stem cells in most organisms typically take cues from adjacent cells. But new research from the Stowers Institute for Medical ...

As age increases, the pancreas changes, which increases the risk of metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, digestive ...

When biomedical researchers need to test their latest ideas, they often turn to engineered human tissue that mimics the responses in our own bodies. It's become an important intermediary step before ...

Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have shown how mammalian brains create networks of tubes that transport toxins ...

Scientists at La Trobe University have discovered a previously unknown way viruses could spread around the body, potentially ...

How do you currently identify and select cells for further growth, characterization and processing? Many available cell-selection technologies lack the sensitivity necessary to preserve cell health ...

Tumors are not a comfortable place to live: oxygen deficiency, nutrient scarcity, and the accumulation of sometimes harmful metabolic products constantly stress cancer cells. A research team from the ...

Welcome to Lab Dish, a First Opinion column on regenerative medicine from Paul Knoepfler. Twenty years ago, the use of human embryonic stem cells in research was among the most fiercely debated topics ...

Vice President-elect Mike Pence has written about restricting this research. — -- As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, scientists are anxiously waiting to see if his policies ...