UCSF scientists engineered old fibroblast cells to turn their genes on and off in the same way as young fibroblasts. The old ...

The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens.

Until now, it has been difficult to maintain retinal ganglion cells deep inside organoids over extended periods. The supply ...

Scientists have long known that cellular membranes vary in thickness, but measuring those differences inside actual cells has ...

New data show cancer survival has reached a record high — nearly 70% of patients now live at least five years after diagnosis ...

There are hundreds of cell types in the human body, each with a specific role spelled out in their DNA. In theory, all it ...

Paleoanthropologists have announced the world's most complete skeleton of Homo habilis, a human ancestor that lived more than ...

A marathon pushes the human body close to its limits. Legs tire, lungs burn and the heart works hard for hours on end. For ...

Genetic treatments could be the key to unlocking some rare diseases. But bringing these medicines to patients involves ...

“I can’t help but notice we are in a Whole Foods,” I tell a Whole Foods employee who—perhaps having noticed me walking around ...

Victoria Gray spent 34 years battling the debilitating pain of sickle cell disease. Then she volunteered to be the world's first "prototype" for a CRISPR therapy, based on technology invented at UC ...