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Mechanical forces are key to embryonic self-organization
Scientists used light-inducible gene expression to demonstrate that formation of the body axes in human embryo models requires an interplay between chemical cues and mechanical forces.
Increasing levels of the protein PI31 demonstrates neuroprotective effects in mice
Boosting PI31 has been shown to head off Parkinson’s-like disorders and extend lifespan in fruit flies and mice, pointing to a possible new therapeutic target for treating rare neurodegenerative diseases, as well as more common disorders, such as Alzheimer's.
How solving a hepatitis B paradox opened the door to new therapies
A collaboration between Rockefeller, MSK, and Weill Cornell answers a longstanding mystery about the basic biology of the hepatitis B virus, while also proposing a novel therapy.
Researchers uncover key insights into how the body protects against neuron damage
New research on nematodes reveals how glial cells maintain and monitor neuronal dendrites.
Study reveals how unexpected shifts in cell populations are revising our understanding of the aging process
A newly created atlas of 21 million cells could upend long-held assumptions about how we age and provide fresh directions for anti-aging therapies.
Stem cell model offers first glimpse of early human development
The new platform’s ethically grounded approach promises to reveal much about how human embryos form during the earliest stages of pregnancy.
Innovative method identifies rare brain cell types for the first time
It also reduces the cost of a million single-cell transcriptomes from $10,000 to $700—and the time necessary down to about a day.
A new way of thinking about how organ architecture develops 
By focusing on the emergent features of cell collectives, instead of individual cells, scientists forge a new path for understanding how organs develop their architecture.   
New method tracks how brain cells age
The novel technique may offer panoramic view into the mechanisms of many diseases and the enigma of aging.
Lab-grown mini lungs could accelerate the study of respiratory diseases  
The labs of Ali Brivanlou and Charles M. Rice collaborated to refine a cell culture technology platform that grows genetically identical lung buds from human embryonic stem cells.
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