In the Lab

Putting the latest scientific research under the microscope

Colon Cancer Cell line
In the Lab

Study describing genetic instability in cancer cell lines is a ‘wake-up call’ for scientists, drug developers

By Justin Chen

Special Report

An Appalachian odyssey: Hunting for ALS genes along a sprawling family tree

By Eric Boodman

An image of a woman's hands who has been affected by Thalidomide.
In the Lab

Scientists find a new clue about how thalidomide caused devastating birth defects

By Megan Thielking

Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned: This is how you take a public health degree to a startup and back to academia

By Megha Satyanarayana

A scan of an electron micrograph of a blood vessel in the lung.
In the Lab

Scientists, using new method, coax bioengineered lungs to survive for prolonged period in pigs

By Justin Chen

A microscope image of frozen baker's yeast.
In the Lab

Assembling yeast chromosomes like Legos has a serious goal: safe lab-made creatures

By Sharon Begley

A depiction of Pulmonary ionocytes extending into the respiratory tract of a mouse.
In the Lab

Discovery of unknown lung cell points to new target for cystic fibrosis medicines

By Andrew Joseph

Video

WATCH: How the brain transforms vision into action

By Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky

In the Lab

He turns color into a precision tool to untangle the ‘dance of molecules’

By Jeffery DelViscio

Health

Alzheimer’s study sparks a new round of debate over the amyloid hypothesis

By Damian Garde

Alzheimer's brain illustration - Loss of connection between cells
Biotech

An Alzheimer’s expert digs into the data from the Biogen trial

By Damian Garde

Ebola
In the Lab

New Ebola species is reported for first time in a decade

By Helen Branswell

Tibetan Buddhist Monk Science
In the Lab

For life’s big questions, Tibetan Buddhist monks and nuns try a scientific approach

By Justin Chen

Biotech

Experimental Alzheimer’s drug significantly slowed patients’ cognitive decline, buoying hopes for treatment

By Damian Garde

In the Lab

Drugs aimed at a sliver of Parkinson’s patients may benefit many more than thought — and boost a biotech

By Sharon Begley

Neuroblastoma Zika
In the Lab

Zika’s power, destructive in fetuses, might be turned against tumors, scientists say

By Helen Branswell

Pregnant Gene Therapy
In the Lab

Can gene therapy halt diseases in babies before they’re even born?

By Andrew Joseph

In the Lab

Antibiotic-resistant infections appeared after surgery. Were they transmitted by leeches?

By Eric Boodman

In the Lab

Scientists explore a new kind of immunotherapy to treat autoimmune diseases

By Orly Nadell Farber

Marijuana Microbe
Business

Q&A: This Mass. company says it can sniff out microbes on marijuana

By Kate Sheridan

Botox Chronic Pain
In the Lab

Could synthetic Botox soothe chronic pain? A new study holds out the possibility

By Meghana Keshavan

In the Lab

The pleasure and pain of seeing inside living cells

By Jeffery DelViscio

In the Lab

A CAR-T bottleneck: Centers that collect patient cells feel crunch from growing demand

By Andrew Joseph

Biotech

That CRISPR study, in the cold, clear light of morning: why it’s raising concerns

By Sharon Begley

DNA Strand Break
In the Lab

Potential DNA damage from CRISPR has been ‘seriously underestimated,’ study finds

By Sharon Begley

In the Lab

Sonic hedgehog and Beethoven: an oral history of how some genes got their names

By Justin Chen

Sonia Valabh Update
In the Lab

Scientist searching to cure her own prion disease reveals an industry alliance

By Kate Sheridan

In the Lab

If you’re neuroscientist Brenda Milner, this is how you turn 100 years old

By Kate Sheridan

Video

Tape like a spiny worm, glue like a snail’s trail: Turning to nature for surgical innovations

By Hyacinth Empinado

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