80 Percent of Epidermis Loss Healed with Genetically Altered Skin

An experimental gene therapy for a rare skin disease sheds light on the cellular mechanisms that help healthy skin continuously regenerate.

Allen Institute shares first open database of live human brain cells

The Allen Institute for Brain Science has added the first data from human nerve cells to a publicly available database for researchers to explore and understand the building blocks of the human brain.

Genes which determine human complexity have been identified for the first time

Genes which determine animal complexity -- or what makes humans so much more complex than a fruit fly or a sea urchin -- have been identified for the first time.

Breakthrough in understanding mitochondria in our cells

Scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding how mitochondria - the "powerhouses" of human cells - are made.

Breakthrough device heals organs with a single touch

Researchers have developed a device that can switch cell function to rescue failing body functions with a single touch.

Longstanding biological mystery of DNA organization now solved

Scientists from US have for the first time provided an unprecedented view of the 3D structure of human chromatin in the nucleus of living human cells.

Living computers: RNA circuits transform cells into nanodevices

Scientists have demonstrated how living cells can be induced to carry out computations in the manner of tiny robots or computers.

Scientists replay movie encoded in DNA

For the first time, a primitive movie has been encoded in, and then played back from, DNA in living cells.

Here’s the first 3D glimpse of how DNA is packaged up in a single cell

The balled structure reveals organization, which is critical for gene activity.

First Nanotechnology Medicine Is Almost Here

The use of nanotechnology in medical procedures may just be a few short years away, according to new research.

Scientists develop 'lab on a chip' that costs 1 cent to make

Microfluidics, electronics and inkjet technology underlie a newly developed all-in-one biochip that can analyze cells for research and clinical applications.

A Groundbreaking Gene-Editing Therapy Eliminated Cancer in Two Infants

Two infants diagnosed with an aggressive and previously incurable form of leukemia are now in remission, after British doctors say they cured the babies using so-called "designer cells".

Scientists Can Now Sequence DNA With a Smartphone

It was not so long ago that sequencing even tiny snippets of DNA was a costly, cumbersome process that required access to a state-the-art lab. Today, we are inching close to putting a DNA sequencer in every pocket.

Scientists discover master regulator of cellular aging

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered a protein that fine-tunes the cellular clock involved in aging.

Cosmic connection: Structural similarity found in both human cells and neutron stars

We humans may be more aligned with the universe than we realize. Scientists have discovered that neutron stars and cell cytoplasm have something in common: structures that resemble multistory parking garages.