The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which is the cause of AIDS, is a master of deception, using just nine genes to hijack ...
Inside the University of Florida’s Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience in St. Augustine, the future of human medicine is slowly crawling across the glass of saltwater tanks.
New system directs mitochondria to damaged cells and boosts their energy, paving the way for treatments for diseases.
By examining genetic clues that linger in adult cells, scientists have now gained surprising insights into the developmental ...
In about one out of every 1,000 pregnancies, the neural tube, a key nervous system structure, fails to close properly.
For the first time, a stem cell model has produced a structure resembling an early human embryo with a yolk-sac-like ...
Diabetes affects more than 40 million people in the United States, according to the American Diabetes Association. For many, ...
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and AlveoliX have developed the first human 'lung-on-chip' model using stem cells taken from only one person. These chips simulate breathing motions and lung ...
Entamoeba histolytica is a single-cell parasite that causes intestinal disease, but sometimes invades the body, attacking cells and creating liquefying abscesses. UC Davis parasitologist Katherine ...