Janelia researchers have uncovered a novel way that two of the structures inside cells-the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and ...

In February 1953, two men walked into a pub in Cambridge and announced they had found "the secret of life". It was not an ...

A multibillion-dollar project reveals critical moments during pregnancy, and even after birth, when the risk of neurological ...

The next time you go wild swimming, whether in a lake, river or sea, you are probably sharing the water with one of your ...

This allowed, for example, building human ... cells back to a factory default state. The geometric code works differently. Cell memories are physical structures enhanced by experience. Revitalizing ...

Why Some People Are Born to Be Afraid Scientists are discovering that our tendency to develop certain phobias might be written in our DNA before we even encounter the things that terrify us. Evidence ...

Stem cells are precursors of a variety of different cells: They can turn into anything from blood to bone to muscle. Human blood stem cells, known as hematopoietic stem cells, are the forerunners of ...

University of Cambridge scientists have used human stem cells to create three-dimensional embryo-like structures that replicate certain aspects of very early human development—including the production ...

Early lab work shows reprogrammed skin cells can yield embryos, hinting at future infertility solutions but raising safety questions that demand more study. Infertility affects millions of people ...

Presenters line up after giving their talks during Postdoc Slam 2025 at UCSF’s Mission Bay campus on Sept. 17. Photos by Noah Berger “Tangled string is a nuisance when knitting, but did you know that ...

MYSTERY AT THE HEART OF THE SECRET OF SECRETS, THE SECRET OF SECRETS, DAN BROWN’S LATEST THRILLER, FEATURES HARVARD PROFESSOR ROBERT LANGDON IN PRAGUE, WHERE HE BECOMES INVOLVED IN A MURDER PLOT AND A ...

A genetically modified pig lung remained viable and functional over a period of 9 days after being transplanted into a human recipient who had been declared brain dead, according to research published ...