Scientists at EPFL have created a scalable 3D organoid model that captures key features of early limb development, revealing ...

Embryonic stem cells are powerful tools for understanding how organisms develop and how tissues regenerate. These cells have the remarkable ability to self ...

Stem cells play a central role in regenerative medicine, since they possess the capacity for self renewal and the ability to ...

Mitochondria can lose power like batteries, but they can potentially be regenerated—a promising development than can be used ...

Syntax Bio, a synthetic biology company programming the next generation of cell therapies, has published new research in ...

At this stage, known as gastrulation, a flat and featureless sheet of cells folds into a living blueprint for the body, a fleeting transformation into axes and layers that will determine how every ...

Scientists in Melbourne have discovered how tiny electrical pulses can steer stem cells as they grow, opening the door to new ...

Fat tissue stem cells have shown a remarkable ability to heal spinal fractures and restore bone strength in rats. The ...

Descriptions of the embryo go back at least to the time of Aristotle, but it has only been since the late 19 th century and early 20 th century that advances in experimental approaches allowed ...

Mice lacking the extracellular matrix protein tenascin-C showed a reduced ability to repair muscular damage compared to controls.

Stem cells work throughout our lives as a sort of handyman, repairing damaged tissues and renewing some normal ones, like the skin we shed. Scientists have come to understand much about how stem cells ...