Boning up
Researchers hope that understanding the genetics behind the fast bone growth and mineralization in antler regeneration can provide insight into treating fractures, osteoporosis and other bone diseases.
Stem Cells
Royal treatment
Honeybee protein keeps cultured embryonic stem cells youthful
Growing human organs
Caution surrounds the use of animals to solve donor shortages
Brain balls
Tiny lab-grown blobs could aid understanding of psychiatric and neurological disease
Ready, set, …
The discovery that muscle stem cells behave differently in the body than they do in lab dishes changes how researchers view stem cell function.