Scientists Sequence Largest Genome to Date, the Axolotl Genome
A team of researchers led by scientists in Vienna, Dresden, and Heidelberg has decoded the entire genetic information of the Mexican salamander axolotl. The axolotl…
A team of researchers led by scientists in Vienna, Dresden, and Heidelberg has decoded the entire genetic information of the Mexican salamander axolotl. The axolotl…
The planarian flatworm Schmidtea mediterranea is an extraordinary animal. Even when cut into tiny pieces, each piece can regenerate back into a complete and perfectly…
At first glance, a pair of award-winning images created by University of Southampton postgraduate researcher Catarina Moura seem to have a seasonal theme. But look…
Scientists from the Harvard Stem Cell Institute have identified a compound that helps protect the cells destroyed by spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), the most frequent…
A newly published study from Harvard biologists shows how neurons can be dramatically changed from one type into another from within the brain and how…
Using CRISPR Cas technology, researchers genetically ‘edit’ human blood stem cells to create what could prove to be an effective technique for blocking HIV. Harvard…
In two new studies, researchers from the Harvard Stem Cell Institute show that injections of GDF11 improved the exercise capability and the function of the…