When the physicist Richard Feynman died in 1988, he left a note on his blackboard that read, “What I cannot create, I do not understand.” Feynman may have been reflecting on the nature of scientific ...

“Overall, our study provides a proof-of-principle that human glia can be reprogrammed to cells that are capable of making new neurons," said Thomas Reh, PhD, University of Washington, USA. "This opens ...

Collaborative research led by investigators at Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center defines a novel approach to understanding how certain proteins called transcription ...

A study published in Nature Communications describes how lymphatic endothelial cells assist in generating robust immune ...

Genetics of substance use disorders and related behaviors in humans and rodents. Genetic mapping of oxycodone and related behaviors using inbred rat strains Translational studies of human genes ...

Charmaine Royal on National Academies report on best use of population descriptors in research For decades genetics and genomics researchers have used race, ethnicity, ancestry and other population ...