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Endometrial organoids and single cell analyses helped uncover the molecular mechanisms of a rare uterine condition.

New technologies and archival tissue biopsy samples enable exploration of changes in the bone marrow as people age.

A state-of-the-art technique helps scientists map out tissue at the single cell level after a demyelinating brain injury.

A risk-benefit analysis of gene editing tools in stem cells revealed that base and prime editing carry vulnerabilities similar to those of CRISPR-Cas9, but at a reduced rate. 

Researchers ingeniously repurposed DNA to assemble a miniaturized blaster at the molecular level.

Researchers generated complete genomes of two important bat species and explored their immune- and cancer-related genes.

Fossilized feces help scientists understand the lives of Puerto Rico’s earliest inhabitants.

Cell adhesion may be initiated by small proteins previously viewed as helpers, not main players in attachment.

Dopamine pathways play a key role in the surprising effects of sleep deprivation on mood.

Microbial diversity in the infant gut shrank suddenly during the first lockdown, but the lasting health effects are less clear.

Brain tumors use the brain’s plasticity to promote their own growth.

William Shih draws inspiration from origami and jigsaw puzzles in his quest to build bigger DNA nanorobots.