Bite-sized chunks of chicken with the texture of whole meat can be grown in the lab microbiologystudy
A bioreactor that mimics a circulatory system can deliver nutrients and oxygen to artificial tissue, enabling the production of over […]
Genetics
Discovery of FOXR2 activation in various brain tumors refines diagnosis to improve care microbiologystudy
Credit: Anna Shvets from Pexels Physicians classify brain tumors and determine treatment options, in part, by the genes they express.
Reprogramming cancer cells to treat an aggressive type of leukemia microbiologystudy
Combo treatment specifically inhibits proliferation of leukaemia cells in vitro and in vivo. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-08915-1 A Ludwig
Supercharged mitochondria spark aging-related blood disorders microbiologystudy
A graphical representation of the mitochondria giving blood stem cells with the Dnmt3a mutation an energy boost. Credit: The Jackson
True number of people living with Huntington’s disease gene in Northern Scotland determined microbiologystudy
Prevalence of manifest HD patients, IPGEC, and relatives at 50% risk of HD in the Northern Scottish health boards. Credit:
Gut microbes release cancer-fighting bile acids that block hormone signals microbiologystudy
Bacteria naturally present in the human intestine (known as the gut microbiota) can transform cholesterol-derived bile acids into powerful metabolites
Gene-based blood test for melanoma may catch early signs of cancer’s return microbiologystudy
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Monitoring blood levels of DNA fragments shed by dying tumor cells may accurately predict skin cancer
Can citizen science be trusted? New study of birds shows it can
Platforms such as iNaturalist and eBird encourage people to observe and document nature, but how accurate is the ecological data
Common genetic variants linked to drug-resistant epilepsy microbiologystudy
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Certain common genetic changes might make some people with focal epilepsy less responsive to seizure medications,