The use of stem cells in research has been a topic of intense ethical debate for years, with many questions and misconceptions about the origin and use of these remarkable cells. This article delves into the original 1998 paper that describes the first isolation of human embryonic stem cells.

A lot of pharmaceutical testing and drug research is currently done using animals like mice. But there's a growing need for alternatives: not only because of ethical issues, but also because it's being increasingly recognized that animal responses don't always predict what will happen in humans. We need more ways to test potential disease-treating drugs for efficacy and toxicity in human organs. Of course, we can't just test out lots of different medications and potential drug candidates directly in people. But will putting the equivalent of a human being on a plastic chip be the future of pharmaceutical testing? Read on for a summary and explanation of an actual research study that furthered human-body-on-a-chip technology…

A fascinating technology that has emerged within the past decade is the ability to grow miniature versions of brain-like organs called “cerebral organoids” in the lab. This article takes you through an original research paper that was key in the development of this process.

Putting a brain on a chip? A group of researchers didn’t just grow neurons on a chip, they put whole organoids on chips. Here’s how they did it…

Wouldn’t it be great if we could regenerate any organ including our brain? Some animals, like the planarian flatworm, have this incredible capability. Studying what enables these fascinating creatures to do this might give us insights into how we might someday come closer to accomplishing regenerative feats in medicine.

In a fascinating fusion of science and cuisine, a team of innovative researchers have generated a lab grown creation that could revolutionize the future of food: a lab-grown meat rice hybrid. But is this a sustainable, nutritious, and tantalizing solution to feed a growing world population, or a toxic GMO Frankenstein? This article reports the details directly from the original scientific study and explores the process and implications of this innovative combination of science and cuisine.

Tiny living robots that travel your system and repair wounds? This idea sounds like science fiction, but it might be closer to reality than you think…

Life and death aren’t necessarily absolute states? The cellular world has its own rules…