Sphere of Influence. In iAssembloids, microglia (red) form projections (white arrows), while astrocytes (green) assume star shapes typically found in the brain. [Courtesy of Kampmann et al., 2025.] ...

Strengths: Genome wide CRISPR based screen identifies a number of modulators of TDP-43 expression to generate hypotheses regarding RNA BP regulation and perhaps insights into disease. Weaknesses: It ...

A self-proclaimed 'human Barbie' from Los Angeles ... Rodrigo was open to the idea of giving his blood which might rejuvenate her cells. "Blood transfusion is the new era of maintaining young ...

The scientific community believe a small species of human known as homo floresiensis once lived on the island of Flores, Indonesia, around 50,000 years ago. But one professor thinks the apelike ...

Breakthrough for 'smart cell' design Researchers build assembly kit for synthetic sense-and-respond circuits in human cells Date: January 3, 2025 Source: Rice University Summary: Bioengineers have ...

Previous research has found differences in gene expression between humans and chimpanzees, and that human cells tend to have higher gene expression, but the picture was blurry. The brain is made ...

The generally accepted form of animal virus dissemination between and within hosts is through the release of viral particles that diffuse from the infected cell and subsequently attach to and ...

Using global run-on sequencing, we shed light on the Wnt-regulated non-coding transcriptome across a large panel of CRC cell lines, representing all consensus molecular subtypes. CRISPRi dropout ...

There is no national screening programme for melanoma skin cancer in the UK. This is because research hasn’t been able to find out if the benefits of screening outweigh the risks. The best way to pick ...

Gen Alpha is about to have some competition. Babies born from January 1st are part of Generation Beta, a label for those born from 2025 to 2039. The research firm McCrindle said in a blog post that ...

If we turn back the clock to when Homo sapiens is believed to have evolved – around 300,000 years ago – we will find that there were a lot of other human species around. I wish I could give ...