R3 Bio has a bold idea for replacing lab animals: genetically-engineered whole organ systems that lack a brain. The long-term ...

When someone gets a bad infection, the body's immune system rushes in to fight the germs. But sometimes this defense system ...

Before you ever set foot on a spacecraft bound for deep space, tiny replicas of your organs might make the journey first. Suspended in microgravity aboard a research mission, this organ-on-a-chip, or ...

Regenerative medicine holds tremendous promise for many ailments, from curing diabetes with pancreatic cell transplants to growing new organs for transplant. But because these approaches generate ...

Chinese researchers have developed a new method to preserve tissues at cold temperatures, an advance that could extend the ...