Experts warn federal spending cuts will make the country sicker and poorer as healthcare costs rise without new treatments.

In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose -- a major constituent of all plant cell walls -- a team has captured images of the microscopic process of cell-wall building continuously over ...

It’s important to note that researchers are likely at least 10 to 30 years away from creating mirror bacteria. On the timescale of a fast-moving field like synthetic biology, a decade is a very long ...

UCSC scientists have used CRISPR to develop programmable embryoids that can be used to study early embryo development and ...

"These cells co-develop together, just like they would in an actual embryo, and establish that history of being neighbors," ...

Scientists have found a way to study early embryonic development without real embryos. Using CRISPR, they programmed stem cells to self-organize into structures mimicking early embryos. The cells show ...

Federal funding for biomedical research pays off by enabling basic discoveries that lead to lifesaving treatments, writes ...

A multicenter study led from Finland has shown that lymph node transfer is a viable treatment for the swelling in the affected limb, a condition known as lymphedema, after breast cancer surgery.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of primary liver cancer, accounts for about 75–85% of all liver cancer ...

We often imagine mythical beasts or sci-fi creations when we think of creatures that can defy the odds and survive in the ...