Miniature organs grown in the lab can organize themselves into complex shapes, which enables scientists to use them to study disease. The trouble is they never do it the same way twice, which has made ...

Microglia (immune cells) and the RANK protein are essential for triggering puberty and maintaining fertility in the brain.

How does a tiny cluster of cells become an embryo with a head, trunk, and tail? And how do thousands of genes coordinate this development? A new imaging method makes it possible to visualize the ...

The kick-off signal for puberty begins in the brain. Specifically, in the hypothalamus, where specific neurons release a hormone that activates the hypophysis, at the base of the skull, which then ...

Cultivated meat has been promised as a solution to the climate impacts of the meat industry for over a decade. The industry ...

Q4 2025 Earnings Call March 3, 2026 4:30 PM ESTCompany ParticipantsPatrick Soon-Shiong - Founder, Executive Chairman and ...

Demeetra AgBio (Demeetra) today announced the publication of a peer-reviewed research article in Biotechnology Progress validating the performance of its integrated cell line development (CLD) ...

Adults whose brains still have strong neuron production seem to have better memory and cognitive function than do those in whom the ability wanes, finds a study published today in Nature. The authors ...

Group I metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) play a critical role in regulating neuronal excitability, synaptic strength, and cortical network activity. Although their physiological functions and ...

Isabella Cueto covers the leading causes of death and disability: chronic diseases. Her focus includes autoimmune conditions and diseases of the lungs, kidneys, liver (and more). She writes about ...

Jonathan Wosen is STAT’s West Coast biotech & life sciences reporter. You can reach Jonathan on Signal at jwosen.27. Illumina became a genomics juggernaut by developing machines that could read large ...