Stem cells are a kind of blank slate; these cells are able to specialize or differentiate into various types of cells. Researchers also now know how to make stem cells from several adult cell types, ...

A powerful new stem cell technique has enabled large-scale studies of the relationship between human genetics and biology. Studying stem cell samples from hundreds of individuals in the same culture ...

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Each cancer patient’s tumors have cells that look and act differently, making it difficult for scientists to determine treatments based on tumors grown from generic cell ...

Scientists set a new record for growing primate embryos outside the womb, as reported in the May issue of the journal Cell. For the first time, monkey embryos were cultivated in a lab for 25 days post ...

Coming into the lab and spotting an obvious fungal growth, or the tell-tale signs of cloudy media, can be a stressful experience for researchers. When carrying out cell culture in the lab, ...

The first woman in Australia to fall pregnant using eggs grown in a stem cell culture that aims to mimic healthy ovaries says ...

A human cell culture model of the lung's most important immune cells, alveolar macrophages, helped make a key finding that is prompting researchers to rethink the role of another immune protein. A ...

A 50-micron glass pipette is used to capture a single cancer cell, which is then deposited onto a matrix gel island to culture into a three-dimensional tumor. That tumor can be tested under laboratory ...