Scientists have advanced human-animal chimera research by successfully growing human cells within the organs of mice. This ...

Animals, from worms and sponges to jellyfish and whales, contain anywhere from a few thousand to tens of trillions of nearly ...

A new study from scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reveals that the cells shaping our organs may ...

A gene-editing delivery system developed by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers simultaneously targeted the liver and ...

“We observed that the peptides specifically kill cancer cells without attacking healthy breast tissue cells,” Strauß said in ...

Not only are sharks incredible apex predators, they’re also renowned for their robust immune systems. However, their ways of ...

Treating rare diseases can be complicated at the best of times, and it gets even more complicated when different patients ...

Human–animal chimaeras are an exciting yet challenging area of research. Human cells are coaxed to grow in animal embryos, allowing researchers to study human tissue development. But the long-term ...

Stanford scientists have successfully grown heart and liver organoids that include functioning blood vessels. This ...

Research from UCL reveals that necrosis - chaotic cell death - may be a central driver of aging rather than just a ...

Neurons talk to one another using electricity. If you could hear these impulses, they might sound like constant, rapid-fire ...