Research on human brain organoids (HBOs) is directly challenging how biobanks and biomedical institutes recruit volunteers.

New study argues standard forms of consent for cell donations would not be appropriate for this line of research ...

In a town on the shores of Lake Geneva sit clumps of living human brain cells for hire. These blobs, about the size of a ...

For the past decade, Dr. Priscilla Chan and her husband Mark Zuckerberg have focused part of their philanthropy on a lofty ...

University of Cambridge scientists have used human stem cells to create three-dimensional embryo-like structures that replicate certain aspects of very early human development—including the production ...

A human cell is a Rube Goldberg machine like no other, full of biological chain reactions that make the difference between life and death. Understanding these delicate relationships and how they go ...

Innovative Team Science programmes at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences will tackle big questions about ageing, sex differences and health. The transdisciplinary teams will take a 360 view of ...

Researchers 3D print human colon model with bioelectronics. The work from UC Irvine eliminates the need for animal testing.

Parkinson’s disease steals ease and movement by striking a narrow band of midbrain neurons. If you study or cover ...