The problem of cell type became clear to genome biologist Jason Buenrostro in 2013. He was studying a cell line derived from someone with cancer, trying to map out how the DNA was arranged in the ...

A Los Angeles boy is being credited with saving the life of his father by donating stem cells to help treat his dad’s leukemia. Just nine years old at the time, Stephen Mondek is the youngest person ...

All living organisms are made of cells, which are the smallest unit of life. Plants and animals have up to trillions of cells that work together to produce ever more intricate organization and ...

New research gives insight into when the ancestor of all living things lived, and it's earlier than we thought. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

I always wanted to understand life. What moves us? What allows us to heal and thrive? And what goes wrong when we get sick or when we eventually stop breathing and die? My search for answers to these ...

Dr. Nick Mondek was given a second chance at life thanks to his 9-year-old son who donated stem cells to help battle his aggressive cancer. In July, young Stephen Mondek became the youngest stem cell ...