Once thought improbable, in vitro human models are demonstrating technological prowess in a growing range of applications.

By mapping the subcellular architecture and protein interactions within cells, researchers can better understand how mutations contribute to pediatric cancers and other conditions.

A map of part of a mouse brain, which is expected to be generalisable to people, could help scientists understand behaviours, consciousness and even what it means to be human ...

A team led by Professor Kazuhiro Maeshima of the National Institute of Genetics (ROIS) and SOKENDAI in Japan has developed a ...

However, new research has not only challenged this view, it has simultaneously spawned a new mystery surrounding human evolution. Using full genome sequencing, researchers discovered that modern ...

What's more, according to their analysis of modern human DNA, one of these isolated populations left a stronger legacy in our genes than the other. "The question of where we come from is one that has ...

This was a mighty challenge. The cells kept dying. Paleontologist Kyoko Hagino of Kochi University tried for twelve years until she finally cracked it with a cousin of the original organism.

This chip was coated with a single layer of lab-grown human keratinocytes, the main epithelial cells that make up the epidermis, the outer layer of skin. With a laser, the researchers "stung" the skin ...

Long-term effects on human genetics are still being studied ... making astronauts more susceptible to infections. Studies show that immune cells become less effective in microgravity, increasing the ...

Takeuchi led a research team that built a full-size, 18 centimeter-long biohybrid human-like hand with all ... supply nutrients and oxygen to muscle cells seeded on petri dishes or applied to ...