The U.S. government may restrict funding for research that uses human fetal tissue. The move would undermine medical science ...

Pancreas development in pigs resembles humans much more closely than does the established mouse model. An international team ...

Drosophila melanogaster has long served as a cornerstone in biological research offering deep insights into the fundamental ...

A new study of 30,000 adults found that those who volunteered or offered informal help regularly had 15 to 20 percent less ...

The human genome is made up of 23 pairs of chromosomes, the biological blueprints that make humans … well, human. But it turns out that some of our DNA — about 8% — are the remnants of ancient viruses ...

Welcome to Lab Dish, a First Opinion column on regenerative medicine from Paul Knoepfler. Twenty years ago, the use of human embryonic stem cells in research was among the most fiercely debated topics ...

In May 2023, the Human Pangenome Reference Consortium (HPRC) released the first draft of the human pangenome reference ...

Every year, more than 100 million animals are used globally in biomedical research, yet over 90% of drugs that appear effective in animal trials fail during human clinical testing. 1 This staggering ...

In the UK, there was a case where TGN1412, an immunotherapy under development, triggered a cytokine storm within hours of administration to humans, leading to multiple organ failure.

"Everyone needs a Katia in their pocket," Fidji Simo, OpenAI’s newly appointed CEO of Applications, wrote recently about her transformative relationship with her human business coach, Katia. Simo’s ...