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Lab-grown models of human brains are advancing rapidly. Can ethics keep pace?

Whether neural organoids feel pain or should be placed in animals are among the questions swirling around biology’s hot new technology

Whether neural organoids feel pain or should be placed in animals are among the questions swirling around biology’s hot new technology
Author Mitch LesliePosted on November 18, 2025

Can AI capture the mind-boggling complexity of a human cell?

Researchers are competing to make “virtual cells” that could transform biomedicine by predicting gene activity and more

Researchers are competing to make “virtual cells” that could transform biomedicine by predicting gene activity and more
Author Mitch LesliePosted on October 30, 2025

First approved drug for mitochondrial disease could pave way for more treatments

Researchers are testing multiple treatments for the rare genetic conditions

Researchers are testing multiple treatments for the rare genetic conditions
Author Mitch LesliePosted on October 8, 2025

Scientists make most authentic kidney replicas so far

Lab-grown organoids reproduce some of a kidney’s internal structure and function

Lab-grown organoids reproduce some of a kidney's internal structure and function
Author Mitch LesliePosted on September 17, 2025

By sucking up DNA, clot-producing platelets could help diagnose cancer

The cells could be a new source of tumor DNA for liquid biopsies

The cells could be a new source of tumor DNA for liquid biopsies
Author Mitch LesliePosted on August 14, 2025

Immune-dodging cells could give diabetes treatment a shot in the arm

In first human test, genetically modified pancreas cells injected into patient’s arm evade immune attack, produce insulin

In first human test, genetically modified pancreas cells injected into patient’s arm evade immune attack, produce insulin
Author Mitch LesliePosted on August 4, 2025

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