Scientists have successfully grown over 400 different types of nerve cells from stem cells in the lab—a groundbreaking step toward replicating the complexity of the human brain.

While humans can regularly replace certain cells, like those in our blood and gut, we cannot naturally regrow most other ...

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One San Francisco-based company aims to find a sustainable alternative by creating plant-based salmon, and with its recent ...

The portrayal of uncaring scientists without any thought for the animals being used in their research is far from the truth.

The time it takes to grow new skin for burns victims could be improved thanks to a new method of cell cultivation using algae ...

Nerve cells are not just nerve cells. Depending on how finely we distinguish, there are several hundred to several thousand ...

Researchers have created over 400 distinct types of human nerve cells in vitro, vastly expanding the diversity available for ...

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The time it takes to grow new skin for burns victims could be improved thanks to a new method of cell cultivation using algae ...

New research shows how the brain replays and organizes memories, even compressing long experiences into short, fixed-length ...