After injury, the visual system can recover by growing new neural connections rather than replacing lost cells. Researchers found that surviving eye cells formed extra branches that restored ...

A small tweak to mitochondrial energy production led to big gains in health and longevity. Mice engineered to boost a protein that helps mitochondria work more efficiently lived longer and showed ...

In the oceans and on land, scientists are discovering rare, transitional organisms that bridge the gap between Earth’s simplest cells and today’s complex ones. By Carl Zimmer A flurry of new studies ...

Elon Musk has moved swiftly to consolidate his empire, and now investors are left to wonder whether Tesla will get in on the action again. Musk’s SpaceX on Monday said it had acquired xAI, an ...

Scientists are testing whether reprogrammed stem cells implanted in the brain can help restore movement in Parkinson’s disease. Credit: Shutterstock A pioneering clinical trial is exploring whether ...

Neural crest cells are a population of stem cells that invade the embryo in early development. They play a big role in what you look like: the pigments of your eyes, of your skin, and the bone ...

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