Gene editing and stem cell research have allowed for alternative rodent reproduction

4 minutes ago Dina Fine Maron

Draft guidelines permit gene-editing tools for research into early human development, but would discourage manipulation of embryos for reproduction

October 3, 2018 David Cyranoski and Nature magazine

James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo share the Nobel Prize for their work on harnessing the cancer patient's own immune system to destroy tumors.

October 1, 2018 Steve Mirsky

Researchers at the Mount Sinai Diabetes Center have already developed an artificial pancreas. Next, a drug that could regenerate pancreatic cells in the body.

September 12, 2018

Immunologist James Allison has spent over thirty years studying T cells and developing strategies for cancer immunotherapy. Now, hes looking at new ways to unleash the immune system to eradicate cancer.

September 12, 2018

Interview: Joan Argetsinger Steitz weighs in on #MeToo and working with James Watson

September 11, 2018 Dina Fine Maron

New device gives an amputee the ability to feel the location of his foot

August 9, 2018 Simon Makin

As Ebola outbreaks occur again and again, the scramble for answers and medications is ongoing

August 6, 2018

Shutting down an overactive enzyme could become a general treatment, rather than one solely intended for the few who inherit a mutated Parkinsons gene

August 6, 2018 Emily Willingham

A flurry of recent findings highlighta contentious question in this area

July 16, 2018 Sharon Begley and STAT

A next-generation cochlear implant might allow the hearing-impaired to listen to music and cope with noise

July 16, 2018 Simon Makin

Activating the reward system boosts anti-tumor immunity in mice

July 13, 2018 Esther Landhuis

The controversy over how many genes are contained in the human genome continues to simmer

June 19, 2018 Cassandra Willyard and Nature magazine

The preliminary findings raise questions about one of the ways this tech edits genomes

June 12, 2018 Sharon Begley and STAT

Three patients in Japan will receive the experimental therapy in the next year

May 30, 2018 David Cyranoski and Nature magazine

The swallowable device looks promising in pigs

May 24, 2018 Andrew Joseph and STAT

A new technique could replace the need for human embryos in some lab experiments

May 24, 2018 Sara Reardon and Nature magazine

Racing pigeons is big businessand doping is common. Now scientists have devised a way to detect doping in the avian athletes. Christopher Intagliata reports.

May 15, 2018 Christopher Intagliata

Researchers are intent on decoding body-brain nerve signals to diagnose ailments

May 10, 2018 Tim Hornyak

Chinas move is expected to complement other countriesrelated initiatives

April 6, 2018 David Cyranoski and Nature magazine

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