New research from scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) describes a process for converting skin cells directly into neurons that bypasses the induced pluripotent stem cell ...

For the first time, researchers have used cells from one species to restore the sense of smell in another. In an article published April 25 in Cell, researchers from Columbia University described how ...

The brain is a complicated network of connections and functions, but its inner machinations remain an enigma. In a huge collaborative effort, researchers profiled millions of cells to chart a cellular ...

For the roughly 8.7 million people worldwide living with type 1 diabetes, daily life revolves around a problem their bodies ...

To create mouse-rat "chimeras," researchers injected rat stem cells into mouse embryos that lacked some genes for brain development. Creative Touch Imaging Ltd. / NurPhoto via Getty Images Scientists ...

A new stem-cell-derived model suggests human pancreatic cells require multiple genetic failures before becoming cancerous and ...

Messenger RNA can travel between different types of stem cells through tunnel-like structures, as revealed by a new study. By studying interactions between mouse and human stem cells, they discovered ...

The mouse on the left is a chimeric with dark eyes and patches of black fur, a result of stem cells derived from a choanoflagellate Sox gene. The wildtype mouse on the right has red eyes and all white ...

In an experiment reminiscent of "Frankenstein," scientists found that rat brain cells can fill in for lost neurons in mice, even allowing the host rodents to sniff out sweets. While splicing rat and ...

Scientists have discovered a method of helping human stem cells thrive in an animal embryo—a key development in efforts to grow human organs in animals for medical transplants. A study by UT ...