Scientists are exploring ways to mimic the origins of human life without two fundamental components: sperm and egg. They are coaxing clusters of stem cells – programmable cells that can transform into ...

The most encouraging results came from studies in mice with damaged retinal blood vessels. When the lab-grown human cells ...

In the lab, it's easier to grow simple balls of cells than complex asymmetrical structures with two distinct ends—like the one million filtering units—nephrons—that make up a human kidney. But new ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blood on a glass slide in a lab - Blood stem cells grown in lab for first time in major breakthrough Blood stem cells have been ...

A study led by Maria Carmo-Fonseca at GIMM has helped clarify one of the main limitations of lab-grown heart cells, which are widely used around the world to study heart disease and test new drugs.

A professor of plant molecular biology wants people to know that plants have stem cells too. Just like in the medical world, plant stem cells could support human growth and development when used to ...

In a groundbreaking development, scientists have uncovered a type of immortal cell in laboratory settings, offering unprecedented potential for medical research and treatment. These cells, with their ...

Norton Healthcare is opening a new islet cell lab to treat chronic pancreatitis and research a cure for Type 1 diabetes. The first phase will treat pancreatitis by transplanting a patient's own islet ...