Which genes are required for turning embryonic stem cells into brain cells, and what happens when this process goes wrong? In ...

Researchers in Japan built a miniature human brain circuit using fused stem-cell–derived organoids, allowing them to watch ...

The study used large-scale CRISPR gene-editing technology to systematically determine which genes are required as embryonic ...

Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can ...

By editing thousands of genes in mouse stem cells, the scientists identified a list of over 300 that are crucial for neural differentiation.

The human brain is a fascinating and complex organ that supports numerous sophisticated behaviors and abilities that are ...

One hypothesis for how autism develops is excessive neuron production in the prenatal period, leading to a transient but significant increase in brain size in the first few years of life in about ...

The maternal microbiome and immune system have both independent and synergistic effects on fetal brain health - changes in ...

Long before human bone marrow takes over the task of producing blood, discrete waves of blood cell production occur in the developing embryo. Miriana Dardano, a postdoctoral researcher in Zweigerdt’s ...