What makes the human brain so unique? A clue might come from a recent study that reports the discovery of new brain cells: novel neurons ...

When we learn a new skill, the brain has to decide - cell by cell - what to change. New research from MIT suggests it can do that with surprising ...

A research team from Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (Germany) has achieved a milestone in the field of cryopreservation: for the first time, they have managed to restore functional ...

The study showcases a significant and important enhancement of the MAGIC transgenesis method, by extending it genome-wide to all chromosomes. The authors provide compelling evidence to demonstrate ...

A structural protein best known for building the internal scaffolding of cells may double as a natural defense against the ...

Human brain cells are now interacting with computer systems, learning to play video games like Doom. Researchers have ...