The NIH 4D Nucleome consortium, of which this study is a part, aims to extend this kind of mapping into the fourth dimension: ...

A new study suggests that the human brain’s extraordinary abilities may depend not only on its vast number of neurons, but ...

A tiny organ in our chest cavity could be the key to regulating inflammation as we age, according to new research in mice.

The single-cell "atlases" that are increasingly used to map the human body and as training data for artificial intelligence ...

A record US outbreak has put the spotlight on Cyclospora, a microscopic parasite that can cause weeks-long illness, weight ...

Scientists have long dreamed of discovering the alchemy by which chemicals can be turned into life. On Wednesday, a team at the University of Minnesota announced that it had taken a major step toward ...

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Scientists at Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) have discovered that large pieces of DNA can transfer directly between human cells, and the DNA can persist and ...

Damaged DNA can escape from one human cell and infiltrate another. Like prisoners tunneling out of jail, this DNA travels via tubelike structures between neighboring cells, scientists report May 19 in ...

Scientists have uncovered a hidden “sugar code” on the surface of human cells that could transform how diseases are detected. Using an advanced imaging technique called Glycan Atlasing, researchers at ...

Researchers in Japan pioneered reprogrammed cells 20 years ago. Now the country has given the first-ever authorizations to manufacture and sell medical products based on the technology. “We are very ...

Scientists have trained a computer made from living human neurons to play the classic video game Doom, marking a strange but important step forward in biological computing. Researchers at Australian ...