Specialized cells in the human body make biological trade-offs to perform certain jobs. To support the large, hardworking hearts that power other organs, heart cells have evolved to be extremely ...

This study suggests a new way to treat Type 1 diabetes by addressing the root cause — immune system dysfunction — rather than ...

Specialized cells in our body make biological tradeoffs to do certain jobs. To support large and hardworking hearts that ...

Cellular reprogramming is the hottest topic in longevity science, with tech titans like Sam Altman investing in it. It's now being tested in humans.

In order to reprogram readily available cells into specific immune cells that fight various diseases, one must know the "recipe" for the transformation. Researchers at Lund University have now created ...

A new way of reprogramming our immune cells to shrink or kill off cancer cells has been shown to work in the otherwise hard to treat and devastating skin cancer, melanoma. The University of ...

EPFL researchers have uncovered how transcription factor dosage reshapes cell identity, showing that even small differences in dose can steer cells toward completely different fates. Their findings ...

Researchers at PSI and ETH Zurich have taken connective tissue cells that have been mechanically reprogrammed to resemble stem cells and transplanted them into damaged skin. In their laboratory ...

Promising mouse studies and billions of dollars in funding are stoking excitement. But we’ve been here before. Earlier this week, Life Biosciences, a biotech company focused on reversing age-related ...