First fetus to be enrolled in stem-cell transplant trial
The first in utero stem cell transplant trial has welcomed its first baby - born after being treated in the womb with her mother's stem cells...
The first in utero stem cell transplant trial has welcomed its first baby - born after being treated in the womb with her mother's stem cells...
by Jen Willows
Three scientists will share the US$1 million 2018 Kavli prize in Nanoscience 'for the invention of CRISPR-Cas9, a precise nanotool for editing DNA, causing a revolution in biology, agriculture, and medicine'...
A new blood test which can detect ten cancers at an early stage is offering hope as a way to screen for multiple cancers...
A recent study identifies a new molecule as a potential target for prostate cancer therapy...
by Ewa Zotow
Scientists have found a set of genes that may explain the unusually large size of the human brain in comparison with other apes...
A private member's bill aims to decriminalise payments for sperm, eggs and surrogacy in Canada...
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In depth: Our first look at the human development 'organiser cells'
by Professor Dusko Ilic
Almost a century ago, Professor Hans Spemann, a German biologist from the University of Freiburg, and his PhD student Hilde Mangold defined a group of cells in newt embryos that triggered development of the central nervous system...