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Scientists have grown embryo-like structures in the laboratory that produced human blood cells, raising new possibilities for regenerative medicine.The ability to generate blood stem cells in…

Some types of T cells (pictured, artificially coloured) kill infected cells, but others help to suppress inflammation. Credit: Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo LibraryThe class of immune cells…

Researchers have created human eggs from skin cells, potentially transforming IVF treatment for couples who have no other options.The work is at an early stage but…

After a mouse received treatment to eliminate immune cells called microglia, it was injected with human progenitor cells that developed into human immune cells (green, pink…

Illustration: The Project TwinsCells are poor storytellers. They live complex, eventful lives — dividing, migrating, responding to their environment. But by the time they reach the…

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RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 17 September 2025 Organelles called peroxisomes have been found to have a role in heat generation in fat tissue, and use a mechanism independent…

This episode was made possible by the support of Yakult and produced independently by Scientific American’s board of editors.Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m…

Companies are making thousands of pounds by misleading parents with claims that collecting stem cells from their children’s teeth can be a treatment for diabetes and…