A study led by Prof. Liu Feng from the Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has identified a crucial role ...

Autism rates have tripled over the last 16 years. Although the causes and resulting manifestations of Autism Spectrum ...

Cornell researchers have confirmed that a previously identified biomarker for detecting the presence of malignant testicular ...

Developmental biologist Dr. Alexandra Joyner reflects on her career and talks about the new passions she looks forward to pursuing in retirement.

Although scientists said larger clinical trials will be needed, the early results point to a 50-50 chance that this treatment ...

Activating stem cells via molecular programming, rather than relying on random cell transplants, significantly enhances the success of regenerative treatments.

A paralysed man can stand on his own after receiving an injection of neural stem cells to treat his spinal cord injury. The ...

A growing body of work suggests that cell metabolism — the chemical reactions that provide energy and building materials — ...

UCSC scientists have used CRISPR to develop programmable embryoids that can be used to study early embryo development and ...

Using CRISPR-based engineering methods to prompt stem cells to organize into embryo-like structures, scientists were able to create 'programmable' cellular models of embryos without ever experimenting ...

"These cells co-develop together, just like they would in an actual embryo, and establish that history of being neighbors," ...