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The team used human stem cells to create embryo-like structures dubbed “hematoids” that mirror some features of early human ...

To dig deeper, the researchers developed a method for measuring activation patterns in astrocytes across a whole brain of a ...

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Scientists are hoping to treat diseases including cancer and Alzheimer's by influencing how cells make life-or-death ...

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