Over a decade ago, scientists redefined how to study organ development by generating seemingly unremarkable clumps of cells. They dubbed them organoids: organ-like microstructures produced using stem ...

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New preclinical research has made a key discovery regarding the spread of ovarian cancer after chemotherapy. Fructose may ...

A centromere is a specific region on a chromosome that ensures that, when a cell divides, the chromosome separates accurately so each new cell receives the correct amount of genetic material. Despite ...

For almost 15 years, researchers have been creating three-dimensional biological microstructures known as organoids—from heart and gut models to brain models. These allow for the study of specific ...

MADM organoid. Fluorescent image of a mouse cortical organoid. Cells with MADM labeling (green, red, yellow) are clearly visible; the blue is DAPI nuclear staining. The MADM-labeled cells are mostly ...

What Zinc Is Actually Doing Inside You Zinc is not a single-purpose mineral. It is a cofactor in more than 300 enzymatic reactions, wound healing, cell division, protein synthesis, and the production ...

More than a decade ago, Dr. Matthew Hebb was treating patients with Parkinson's disease using deep brain stimulation by implanting tiny electrodes into the brain and delivering electrical signals to ...

Researchers at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the University of Tennessee (UT), Knoxville, have made an advance by using a natural substance from fungi ...