In the Lab

In the Lab

A call to scientists idled by shuttered labs: Share your bench skills and resources to fight Covid-19

By Elizabeth Cooney

Ocean Plankton: Generating The Oxygen We Breathe

In the Lab

Revealing the hidden beauty of research: MIT’s 2020 images award winners

By STAT staff

Biotech

Near-lockdown in the Bay Area ‘ratchets up’ challenges for local biotechs and labs

By Rebecca Robbins

Biotech

Microbial signatures in the blood could offer new avenue for liquid biopsies to detect cancer

By Rebecca Robbins

In the Lab

To develop a coronavirus vaccine, synthetic biologists try to outdo nature

By Sharon Begley

In the Lab

From ferrets to mice and marmosets, labs scramble to find right animals for coronavirus studies

By Eric Boodman

In the Lab

Surgery and AI give amputees more precise control of a prosthetic hand, study shows

By Shraddha Chakradhar

Genetic Frontiers Gene Editing Blindness

In the Lab

In its first use inside the human body, CRISPR genome editing tested as blindness therapy

By Associated Press

In the Lab

They have ‘Alzheimer’s brains’ but no symptoms. A new wave of drug developers wants to know why

By Sharon Begley

Health Tech

Researchers develop AI-based intervention for kids with autism

By Shafaq Zia

Health Tech

Aided by machine learning, scientists find a novel antibiotic able to kill superbugs in mice

By Casey Ross

In the Lab

Scientists turn organs transparent — and use a new technique to capture 3D pictures of what’s inside

By Megan Thielking

Heavyweights

Priscilla Chan charts an ambitious, unglamorous course to fight disease. (Her husband is involved, too.)

By Rebecca Robbins

In the Lab

The vodka trial: In search of a treatment for vocal disorders, a researcher puts patient anecdotes to the test

By Eric Boodman

In the Lab

Study is halted as HIV vaccine fails test in South Africa

By Associated Press

In the Lab

Brain-imaging study shows ‘hot spot’ that may explain why African Americans feel greater pain

By Sharon Begley

In the Lab

DNA sleuths read the coronavirus genome, tracing its origins and looking for dangerous mutations

By Sharon Begley

In the Lab

Mount Vesuvius blast turned ancient victim’s brain to glass

By Associated Press

In the Lab

Researchers have already grown miniature brains and lungs. Next up: snake venom gland organoids

By Andrew Joseph

In the Lab

A fitting memorial: Superbug treatment named for the patient who inspired its discovery

By Eric Boodman

In the Lab

It’s been sequenced. It’s spread across borders. Now the new pneumonia-causing virus needs a name

By Helen Branswell

In the Lab

A ‘landmark’ achievement: Scientists trace full wiring diagram of the fly brain’s core

By Sharon Begley

In the Lab

Could a drug for arthritis in dogs also fight cancer in people?

By Jonathan Saltzman — Boston Globe

In the Lab

Tweaking how CAR-T therapy kills tumors could stop a dangerous side effect, study finds

By Sharon Begley

In the Lab

Our body systems age at different rates, study finds, pointing to personalized care to extend healthy life

By Sharon Begley

MIT’s Koch Institute wins STAT Madness with technology to see tiny ovarian tumors

‘It’s the disparity in who gets affected’: A sickle cell doctor tracks dollars and drug development

CRISPR pioneer Doudna opens lab to run Covid-19 tests

What it’s like to go into the lab at a biopharma company during the coronavirus pandemic

A call to scientists idled by shuttered labs: Share your bench skills and resources to fight Covid-19

Revealing the hidden beauty of research: MIT’s 2020 images award winners

Near-lockdown in the Bay Area ‘ratchets up’ challenges for local biotechs and labs

Microbial signatures in the blood could offer new avenue for liquid biopsies to detect cancer

To develop a coronavirus vaccine, synthetic biologists try to outdo nature

From ferrets to mice and marmosets, labs scramble to find right animals for coronavirus studies

Surgery and AI give amputees more precise control of a prosthetic hand, study shows

In its first use inside the human body, CRISPR genome editing tested as blindness therapy

They have ‘Alzheimer’s brains’ but no symptoms. A new wave of drug developers wants to know why

Researchers develop AI-based intervention for kids with autism

Aided by machine learning, scientists find a novel antibiotic able to kill superbugs in mice

Scientists turn organs transparent — and use a new technique to capture 3D pictures of what’s inside

Priscilla Chan charts an ambitious, unglamorous course to fight disease. (Her husband is involved, too.)

The vodka trial: In search of a treatment for vocal disorders, a researcher puts patient anecdotes to the test

Study is halted as HIV vaccine fails test in South Africa

Brain-imaging study shows ‘hot spot’ that may explain why African Americans feel greater pain

DNA sleuths read the coronavirus genome, tracing its origins and looking for dangerous mutations

Mount Vesuvius blast turned ancient victim’s brain to glass

Researchers have already grown miniature brains and lungs. Next up: snake venom gland organoids

A fitting memorial: Superbug treatment named for the patient who inspired its discovery

It’s been sequenced. It’s spread across borders. Now the new pneumonia-causing virus needs a name

A ‘landmark’ achievement: Scientists trace full wiring diagram of the fly brain’s core

Could a drug for arthritis in dogs also fight cancer in people?

Tweaking how CAR-T therapy kills tumors could stop a dangerous side effect, study finds

Our body systems age at different rates, study finds, pointing to personalized care to extend healthy life