In a scientific “first,” a tiny heart structure composed of human cells has been successfully grown within a pig embryo. Interestingly, this heart kept beating on its own for an impressive 21 days.

A team of scientists at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) has uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that ...

For me, the most fascinating part is the fact that such a group of animals managed to adapt to different habitats, which ...

Imagine losing a limb and growing it back like nothing ever happened. Sounds like science fiction? Not for many animals in ...

Studies of the regenerative powers of worms, zebrafish and lizards suggest ways to improve recovery in people.

Chloroplasts, the parts of cells that allow plants and algae to photosynthesize, are thought to have originated more than 1 billion years ago, when photosynthetic cyanobacteria lived symbiotically ...

Photo Credits: Shutterstock Regeneration involves specialised cells, often stem cells, that can transform into different types of tissues needed to replace lost body parts.

Of course, even on the moon, a collection of animal cells would face threats. With only a thin atmosphere, the moon is exposed to solar and cosmic radiation that can degrade DNA.

They want to put endangered animals on the Moon. Researchers think that there are parts on the Moon which are cold enough to safety store frozen cells from threatened species - which isn't ...

Mitochondrial, which are the parts of the cell that generate energy, were originally free-living bacteria that developed symbiotic relationships with other cells billions of years ago, he explained.