Biotech & pharma
3D model shows survival strategies of bacteria
17 Sep 2014
Scientists create new type of stem cells in lab
15 Sep 2014
Seeing protein synthesis in the field
08 Sep 2014
Gene linked to development of glaucoma
02 Sep 2014
New tool to probe cancer’s molecular make-up
02 Sep 2014
Evolution used similar molecular toolkits to shape flies worms and humans
01 Sep 2014
Although separated by hundreds of millions of years of evolution, humans share ancient patterns of gene expression with flies and worms, according to a massive Yale-led analysis of genomic data
Researchers uncover secrets of newborn neurons
01 Sep 2014
How to rejuvenate ageing immune cells
30 Aug 2014
Fully functional immune organ grown in mice from lab-created cells
28 Aug 2014
Scientists have for the first time grown a complex, fully functional organ from scratch in a living animal by transplanting cells that were originally created in a laboratory. The advance could in future aid the development of ‘lab-grown’ replacement organs
Researchers grow ‘seed’ of spinal cord tissue in a dish
27 Aug 2014
The discovery could lead to a new way of studying degenerative conditions such as spinal muscular atrophy, which affects the nerve cells in the spinal column