A simple light-based method is uncovering hidden fiber networks inside the brain and body, even in tissue slides over 100 years old.

We’ve come a long way from the Vacanti mouse. Back in the mid-90s, Charles Vacanti and other researchers experimented with cartilage regeneration and, with the help of a biodegradable mold and bovine ...

3D bioprinting combines cells, growth factors, and biomaterials to fabricate biomedical parts. The process requires special “bio-inks,” often made of materials like alginate or gelatin. A key goal is ...

In the world of computing, many breakthroughs and innovations mention ways to make the silicon brains in our machines more like the biological brains in our bodies. In fact, there’s a whole field ...

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Scientists have uncovered a surprisingly simple “tissue code”: five rules that choreograph when, where, and how cells divide, move, and die, allowing organs like the colon to remain flawlessly ...