In the Lab By Megan Molteni In world’s first genetically engineered marsupials, scientists get a fresh window into human biology
In the Lab By Megan Molteni By creating mouse eggs entirely from scratch, researchers raise the prospect of a futuristic fertility treatment
In the Lab By Claudia López Lloreda Researchers use machine learning to translate brain signals from a paralyzed patient into text
In the Lab By Megan Molteni Landmark gene therapy trial points to a wider window to alter course of rare disease
Health By Megan Molteni Gene hunters turn up new clues to help explain why Covid-19 hits some people so hard
Health By Claudia López Lloreda Researchers raise concerns about using genetic risk scores to pick ‘healthier’ embryos
In the Lab By Erika Check Hayden Could editing the genomes of bats prevent future coronavirus pandemics? Two scientists think it’s worth a try
In the Lab By Megan Molteni Gene therapy to regenerate cardiac muscle after a heart attack passes a key test in pigs
In the Lab By Andrew Joseph After racing to help the world understand Covid-19, scientists grapple with how to pick up the research they put on hold
In the Lab By Megan Molteni How the pandemic has reshaped collaboration — and competition — in science
Health By Claudia López Lloreda Gender bias toward men in patent awards results in less biomedical innovation for women, study suggests
In the Lab By Megan Molteni Scientists unshelve a decades-old antibiotic to fight a new foe — ovarian cancer
In the Lab By Emily Mullin Scientists CRISPR patients’ own immune cells in bid to shrink hard-to-treat GI tumors
Health By Claudia López Lloreda A safer, low dose of laughing gas may be enough to help some patients with major depression, study finds
In the Lab By Megan Molteni With a souped up synthetic genome, scientists make bacteria impervious to viral attack
In the Lab By Matthew Herper Researchers claim they have sequenced the entirety of the human genome — including the missing parts
Exclusive By Megan Molteni and Katie Palmer From two unusual organ donations, scientists garner a unique trove of single-cell genetic data
In the Lab By Andrew Joseph Scientific panel loosens ’14-day rule’ limiting how long human embryos can be grown in the lab
Health By Megan Molteni With engineered proteins, scientists use optogenetics for the first time to help a blind patient see again
In the Lab By Shraddha Chakradhar In new study, stem cells self-organize into a mini model of a beating heart
In the Lab By Megan Molteni Reawakened immune cells show promise in mice against zombie cells tied to diseases of aging
In the Lab By Megan Molteni Glowing tumor-munching cells, captured on video, show the promise of a new approach to CAR-T cancer therapy
In the Lab By Kate Sheridan How blackouts, fires, and a pandemic are driving shortages of pipette tips — and hobbling science
Health By Sara Reardon Covid-19 gave scientists an opening to better understand how brain disorders arise
In the Lab By Megan Molteni In mouse experiments, scientists unlock the key to scar-free skin healing
Biotech By Megan Molteni Beam Therapeutics unveils new CRISPR base editing tool to target the sickle cell mutation
