Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have accomplished a unique proof of concept to treat infertility by turning skin cells into eggs capable of producing early human embryos. The ...

For decades, the standard explanation for autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis has rested on two pillars: inherited ...

What causes autoimmune disease? A new study finds that somatic mutations in immune checkpoint genes like PDL1 trigger the immune system to attack the body.

In this Innovation Spotlight, Peter Campbell, the cofounder and chief scientific officer of Quotient Therapeutics discusses a new somatic genomics platform built to identify these mutations and ...

Tsukuba, Japan—Animal organs are enclosed by a specialized epithelial layer. Epithelial cells typically exhibit apicobasal polarity: their apical surfaces contact other cells or the environment, ...

Plant cells do not easily abandon their mature identity. In apple, that transformation is especially important because ...

Is Alzheimer’s a form of "brain cancer" of the immune system? A new study links cancer-driving mutations in microglia to ...