A research consortium has published a flurry of papers detailing a “major step forward” in our knowledge of the human brain. The project includes a draft genomic atlas of the brain that authors say ...

Researchers in Japan built a miniature human brain circuit using fused stem-cell–derived organoids, allowing them to watch ...

Scientists at ETH Zurich have broken new ground by generating over 400 types of nerve cells from stem cells in the lab, far surpassing previous efforts that produced only a few dozen. By ...

A “major milestone” has been reached in the goal of mapping all the cells in the human body, researchers say. It is hoped that charting the types and properties of all human cells – to build a ...

Every cell in the human body, and that of other mammals, originates from stem cell precursors. Progenitor cells are descendants of stem cells that then further differentiate to create specialized cell ...

Scientists have grown a human embryo-like structure in a lab which replicates very early human development - including the production of blood stem cells. The lab-grown embryo model could help ...

Embryonic stem cells can differentiate into a wider range of cell types, but are difficult to obtain and their use raises ethical challenges. The best source is the five-day-old embryo. Adult stem ...

The study, published in British scientific journal Nature, suggests that the disease may begin in basal stem cells — ...

Creating human eggs from adult cells just got one step closer to reality. A technique used in cloning combined with fertilization and a bit of chemical coaxing caused human skin cells to produce eggs ...