The current method to create a chimeric murine embryo involves engrafting cells from a separate donor embryo. But, in December 10 online Nature Genetics, Pentao Liu and colleagues at The National ...

From slow alchemy to programmable timelines For most of the past decade, turning adult cells into induced pluripotent stem cells has felt like biological alchemy, with scientists nudging cultures ...

Cells contain a blueprint in the form of DNA that dictates what they can make. This blueprint is converted into a message, or mRNA, which is then converted into protein. Although DNA remains the same ...

Swallowing is a fundamental human function that supports nutrition and communication. Damage to swallowing muscles can reduce quality of life and even lead to aspiration pneumonia or malnutrition.

Stem cells can fight disease from the inside out. But not all treatments are created equal. By Mohana Ravindranath The promise of stem cell therapy is powerful. Scientists can draw versatile cells ...

Nanogel integrated spheroids increase cell retention and repair injured swallowing muscles. (Nanowerk News) Swallowing is a fundamental human function that supports nutrition and communication. Damage ...