Biohub researchers performed what they believe is the first genome-wide CRISPR study of primary human adult skin cells, then ...

The human microbiome is essential to our health, but scientists have only begun to understand why. Two researchers set out to ...

Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have changed obesity care. But the rapid, almost effortless weight loss they can produce often includes some lean mass, including muscle. This leaves ...

When a human cell prepares to split into two daughter cells, it must first construct a tiny internal machine called the mitotic spindle—a structure of protein fibers that physically pulls chromosomes ...

New research shows it’s possible to edit the DNA of human embryos with more precision. But scientists warn it’s still not ...

Tires may do more than wear down on the road—a chemical they release could be quietly raising your risk of Alzheimer's.

What makes the human brain capable of language, imagination, mathematics and invention? For many years, the prevailing view ...

The goal of creating synthetic cells is not to replace nature, but to learn more deeply about biology and reengineer it to ...

A new study describes a gene therapy strategy that uses the brain's own glymphatic transport system to distribute engineered viral vectors throughout the brain.

TheFly reported on June 29 that Leerink Partners characterized the FDA’s premarket approval of LungFX for UTHR as a positive ...

A Japanese startup has begun development of a new production system as part of preparations to launch a factory for the mass manufacture of human iPS (induced pluripotent stem) cells.

Researchers have developed a vaccine that has successfully generated “virus-fighting” antibodies in primates, which may help ...