Laura Ungar
With just a sample of fluid surrounding a baby in the womb, researchers can make mini organs to test out potential medical treatments
Scientists have created miniorgans from cells floating in the fluid that surrounds a fetus in the womb—opening new area of ...
Neanderthals are in all of us: Genetic legacy of our Pleistocene ancestors broadens understanding of disease and survival
Scientists are finding that traits inherited from our ancient cousins are still with us now, affecting our fertility, our immune ...
Modern humans co-existed with at least seven now extinct hominid ancestors, and in many cases integrated their DNA
Ancient DNA technology has revolutionized the way we study human history and has quickly taken off, with a constant stream ...
Gene therapy delivered directly to the brain treats extremely rare disease in children
When Rylae-Ann Poulin was a year old, she didn’t crawl or babble like other kids her age. A rare genetic ...
‘We are out on the far edge of experimentation’: Lone volunteer in Duchenne muscular dystrophy CRISPR gene editing study dies
The lone volunteer in a unique study involving a gene-editing technique has died, and those behind the trial are now ...
Is stuttering a psychological or biological condition?
For centuries, people have feared being judged for stuttering, a condition often misunderstood as a psychological problem caused by things ...
Understanding threats from COVID variants: Delta vs Omicron
As the omicron coronavirus variant spreads in southern Africa and pops up in countries all around the world, scientists are ...
Researchers say Parkinson’s cure may lie in the human nose – USA Today
University of Louisville researchers hoping to find a cure for Parkinson's disease have discovered an unlikely potential treatment — stem ...
