How do stem cells know what to become? Nearly three decades after scientists isolated the first human embryonic stem cells, ...

Every cell in the body has the same DNA, but different cell types—such as muscle or brain cells—use different parts of it.

To make the therapy safer and more adaptable, UChicago researchers developed a new “split” system called GA1CAR. This uses ...

How do stem cells know what to become? Nearly three decades after scientists isolated the first human embryonic stem cells, researchers are still working hard to understand precisely how a single, ...

A massive cross-ancestry genetic study involving over 839,000 adults identified 13 genes linked to obesity, including five ...

New faculty join Bates in chemistry, religious studies, and rhetoric. Bates is welcoming a large group of new faculty this year. Seventeen tenured or tenure-track professors will join the college over ...

Dr. Steven P. Romberger, Edward J. Smerek Chair of Mathematics, the Sciences, and Technology and associate professor of ...

T he bowhead whale is the world’s longest-living mammal, sometimes making it to a staggering 200 years old. How does it do it ...

By electrically stimulating macrophages, scientists at Trinity College Dublin have found a way to calm inflammation and ...

The microbiome—the trillions of bacteria, viruses, and fungi that live quietly in our body—plays a crucial role in shaping human health by providing a variety of micronutrients necessary for vital ...