Scientists grow organ-specific stem cells in vitro using 3D cell culture technology to produce organoids, miniature organ ...

Chemotherapy drugs can kill cancer cells by halting DNA replication, but a glucose-depleted environment can help cancer cells ...

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A s Thanksgiving approaches in the US, a familiar scenario will play out—individuals will partake in celebrations featuring ...

While exploring how the flies adapted to such conditions, Acharya found increased levels of an enzyme— CG8093 —in their guts.

In 2016, cancer biologist Johanna Joyce of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center published a study in Science that ...

In mice, dampening the activity of area postrema neurons diminished cancer-induced muscle and fat loss and increased lifespan ...

As mist lingers over a Swedish fjord lined with towering, forested cliffs, a group of scientists collect mud from the bottom of the turquoise-colored waters. They’re after brittle stars—marine animals ...

Transcriptomic studies of the shrew’s remarkably plastic brain could provide new insights into neurodegenerative diseases.

When multiple elephants were found dead in a national park in India, microbiologists turned to investigate their prime ...

Though small, cone snails are formidable hunters, producing a variety of toxins—many of which are valuable for drug ...