They use CRISPR-based engineering methods to prompt stem cells to organize into "programmable" embryo-like structures, also known as embryoids, which can be used to study the role of certain genes in ...

In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose—a major constituent of all plant cell walls—a team of Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers have captured images of the microscopic ...

Ten years ago, nobody knew that Asgard archaea even existed. In 2015, however, researchers examining deep-sea sediments ...

The discovery of ‘ovoid cells’ is transforming our understanding of memory and may pave the way for new treatments for ...

Dos Rios is the newest state park in California. Which means there is a lot to discover. Located near Modesto, between the Tuolumne and San Joaquin rivers, this stretch of the San Joaquin Valley ...

For two nights this weekend, Sacramento’s premiere designers and models will come together to celebrate the area’s eclectic fashion scene. Sacramento Fashion Week is back and the runway is set ...

That udder cell was inserted into an empty egg cell from another sheep, and over six days, a team at the Roslin Institute carefully studied it in a test tube, looking for signs of normal development.

Feb 21 (Reuters) - The price of eggs at U.S. grocery stores has climbed to a record high, nearly doubling from a year ago, as outbreaks of bird flu have led to shortages by wiping out millions of ...

including the “germline” cells that will eventually produce sperm or eggs. If nothing is done later to reverse them, they will thus be passed on down the generations—unlike the sort of ...