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Scientists established an epigenetic mouse model for glioma, providing insight into how epigenetics can initiate cancer.

Data from a highly resilient individual guided researchers to new potential therapeutic targets.

Rice University researchers claimed the Ig Nobel Prize for upleveling biorobotics by transforming deceased spiders into robotic grippers.

In the fight between hosts and fungal pathogens, scientists discovered how withholding manganese can cripple Candida albicans.

This year’s Breakthrough Prizes honor advances in CAR T cancer therapies, cystic fibrosis, and Parkinson’s disease.

Knighted in 2008, Sir Ian Wilmut revolutionized the field of cloning, stem cell research, and regenerative medicine.

Researchers discover that glycogen and N-linked glycans accumulate in fibrotic regions of the lung and may be important for therapy development.

Researchers took aim at mucins, glycoproteins that protect cancer cells from drugs and the immune response, and engineered a revolutionary targeted tool for oncology and beyond.

A new mouse model shows that the Myc protein has complex effects on aging and cancer.

Researchers connect a tumor’s leading edge transcriptional profile to poor survival outcomes across cancer types. 

From stem cell-recruiting gels to hormone cycle restoration, Tracy Criswell has big ideas about how to combat age-related decline in muscle regeneration.

Using a mouse model of breast cancer brain metastasis, researchers showed that tumor cells require fatty acid synthesis to grow, which offers a potential therapeutic target.

For two decades, scientists struggled to fully sequence the Y chromosome. Finally, researchers have mapped its full length thanks to recent advances in sequencing technology.

Scientists used a vibrating capsule to assess people’s gut sensitivities and understand how the brain interprets these signals.  

An aqueduct connecting the brain to the ear may make gene therapy for hearing loss less invasive.

Scientists combine the power of genome-wide screens and machine learning to unlock the secrets of transcriptome engineering with Cas13.

Nematodes buried in Siberian permafrost may be able to stay in a state of suspended animation indefinitely, according to recent findings.

A new imaging technique puts the immune system of the eye in perspective, challenging a long-held status quo. 

Gene therapy may be the first step toward curing a rare genetic epilepsy.