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By transplanting human brain organoids into mice, researchers created a new in vivo platform that could advance the study of human neural functions and drug testing.  

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Menstrual Blood Repairs Cartilage in Osteoarthritis Tissue

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Postdoc Portrait: Ritu Ramamurthy Engineers Human Organoid Models

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Stem Cell Insight Turns Back the Clock on Tooth Decay

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Human Organoids Expose Limits of Pancreatic Cancer Mouse Models

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The Rise of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

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Then and Now: Robert Blelloch Embraces Serendipity in Stem Cell and Cancer Research

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Tips and Tricks for Stellar Cell Cultures

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Developing Solutions for Organoid Challenges

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Poor Sleep Packs a Powerful Gut Punch

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Nikon Disqualifies Winning Video Over AI Use After Weeks of Controversy

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Universe 25 Experiment

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New Push to Make Editing Human Embryos Legal Comes Under Scrutiny

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Evaluating Blood Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease Staging

Evaluating Blood Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease Staging

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Antarctica’s Blood Falls Teems With Mysterious Microbial Life

Miles away from the closest ocean, marine microbes thrive in the red ice and mud around Blood Falls, offering clues to microbial adaptation and past climate events.

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Evaluating Blood Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease Staging

Evaluating Blood Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease Staging

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Find better biologics faster with Stunner and the AI Developability Workcell

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