In the Lab

In the Lab Brittany Trang

Three scientists win chemistry Nobel Prize for developing ‘click’ and ‘bioorthogonal’ chemistry

In the Lab Angus Chen

STAT Plus: CAR-T therapy doesn’t work in all cancer cases. Scientists are starting to figure out why

In the Lab Megan Molteni

Nobel Prize in medicine awarded for research into the evolutionary history of humankind

In the Lab Brittany Trang

White House’s open-access research directive scrambles long-entrenched models, raising key questions

In the Lab Angus Chen

Fungi find their way into cancer tumors, but what they’re doing there is a mystery

In the Lab Megan Molteni

Who will get the call from Stockholm? It’s time for STAT’s 2022 Nobel Prize predictions

In the Lab Meghana Keshavan

Virtual drug screening identifies possible new antidepressants in LSD-like molecules

Biotech Jason Mast

STAT Plus: Biotech turns to new and strange viruses to overcome gene therapy’s limitations

In the Lab Jonathan Wosen

NIH launches the next stage of its ‘human genome project’ for the brain

Biotech Jonathan Wosen

STAT Plus: Researchers show they can quickly turn CAR-T cells on and off, raising hopes for safer cancer treatments

In the Lab Andrew Joseph

Prehistoric skeleton reveals oldest surgical amputation — in a hunter-gatherer society 31,000 years ago

In the Lab Edward Chen

STAT Plus: How a tool to map computer viruses came to power biology research

In the Lab Theresa Gaffney

Unprecedented! Incredible! Scientific grant applications are getting heavier on hype

In the Lab Isabella Cueto

When spinal fluid from ALS patients was put into mice, the mice got weak. An unlikely protein could be the culprit

On Target Angus Chen

STAT Plus: Frustrated with nature’s biomarkers for cancer, biologists try making their own

In the Lab Edward Chen

As the Smithsonian wraps a landmark genome exhibit, leaders in the field reflect on what’s changed

In the Lab Megan Molteni

As billionaires race to fund anti-aging projects, a much-discussed trial goes overlooked

Health Isabella Cueto

Aldosterone, a hormone that prevents dehydration, is linked to worsening kidney disease, study suggests

In the Lab Akila Muthukumar

From the Navy to a neuroscience lab: how a daughter’s diagnosis spurred her mother’s career shift

In the Lab Elizabeth Cooney

New research digs into the genetic drivers of heart failure, with an eye to precision treatments

In the Lab Megan Molteni

Synthetic mouse embryos created from stem cells — without sperm, eggs, or a uterus

In the Lab Edward Chen

With the help of a sticky, stretchy material, scientists design a continuous ultrasound system

Exclusive Megan Molteni

Researchers revive abandoned technique in effort to make artificial human eggs in a test tube

In the Lab Isabella Cueto

Acne bacteria, study suggests, thrive when skin oil turns infection-fighting cells into accomplices 

In the Lab Megan Molteni

Eggs can survive decades without signs of aging. Now, scientists may know why

In the Lab Jonathan Wosen

How does the brain decide what memories are good and bad? A new mouse study offers clues

In the Lab Megan Molteni

In a boost for species conservation, freeze-dried mouse cells produce healthy pups

In the Lab Theresa Gaffney

How dengue and Zika infections could make people more attractive to mosquitoes

In the Lab Akila Muthukumar

Lattes and gummies: Food science inspires a new approach to treating gut and liver injury