Swapping chromosomes from one human egg to another could eliminate mitochondrial DNA mutations that cause disease.
Swapping chromosomes from one human egg to another could eliminate mitochondrial DNA mutations that cause disease.
Researchers estimate annual investment needed to conserve habitats and save the world’s most at-risk species.
Scientists fighting the federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research bring their case before the country’s highest court.
Brain cells called pericytes can be reprogrammed into neurons with just two proteins, pointing to a novel way to treat neurodegenerative disorders.
Researchers find that a deadly bacterial disease hitchhikes in people infected with the virus that causes AIDS to spread throughout sub-Saharan Africa.
Unwilling to accept the finality of terminal differentiation, Helen Blau has honed techniques that showcase the flexibility of cells to adopt different identities.
A new assay shows that cells use lamellipodia as their primary mechanism to seal up holes in epithelial tissue.
Mass spec plus novel software equals dynamic views into the chemical lives of microbes.
A former head of the Environmental Protection Agency, and one of the early forces behind the Clean Air Act, dies at 92.
Researchers are given a prize for high-impact science that began with an unusual or seemingly frivolous study.