Biotech

An RNA-based assay recently shown to work in monkeys could help triage victims of nuclear disasters 

Researchers have completed the first laboratory model of the human female reproductive cycle 

Studies to treat vision loss and Parkinson's disease are the first to proceed under new regulations

Activity trackers accurately reckon heart rate—but they're way off in estimates of energy expenditure. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Diseases with these traits occur throughout the body

Two research teams cook up recipe to make long-sought cells in mice and people

Three bills under consideration in the state would make it easier to try unapproved therapies

More than 250 attendees are meeting in New York City to discuss synthesizing genomes from scratch

An experimental procedure is exposing links between nervous and immune systems  

Lab-grown bundles of brain cells may be the future of drug testing 

If they can brave a voluntary amputation, people with a disabled, nerve-damaged hand can now have it surgically replaced

One man’s journey to overcome his injury with the help of a cutting-edge brain-machine interface