For the first time, scientists have generated a functional neural pathway for sensing pain in a dish. This could help unravel ...

Immunizing mice with an edited Lyme disease-causing bacterial protein effectively protected them against the disease.

Created by editing the gray wolf genome, two dire wolves are the subject of vastly-differing opinions on what it means to bring back an extinct species.​​​​​ ...

The Brain Prize 2025 went to neuro-oncologists Michelle Monje and Frank Winkler for pioneering the field of cancer n.

Two types of neurons in the hippocampus either store memories for sugar or drive fat cravings, shaping food intake and ...

The Human Domainome 1—the largest library of human protein variants—reveals the cause of certain genetic disorders, paving ...

New precision genome editing technologies are transforming the therapeutic landscape for patients with certain cancers and ...

Five scientists won this year’s Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for their work on GLP-1 and the development of drugs for ...

Alberto Ascherio and Stephen Hauser were recognized for their work uncovering the role of B cells and Epstein Barr virus in ...

New methods for deriving macrophages from induced pluripotent stem cells are easier to scale and provide more clinically ...

Karl Koehler builds inner ear and skin organoids from human stem cells to model their development in health and disease.

The fallopian tubes—long, slender structures connecting the ovaries and the uterus—play an important role in women’s reproductive health. Their fringed ends collect the egg from the ovary, coaxing it ...