Discovery

Study finds that fatty acids influence skeletal stem cell development When a bone fracture occurs, the stem cells that repair the injury either form new bone or new cartilage. A new study in the journal Nature has identified how this decision happens...

In a cross-school collaboration, Harvard researchers Steve McCarroll (left) and Kevin Eggan (right) couple stem cell science with genetics and genomics to advance our understanding of human brain illnesses. Their latest project identified mutations that...

Newly formed cochlear hair cells contain intricate hair bundles with many stereocilia (critical for sensing sound) and other components that are critical for proper function and neural transmission. Photo courtesy of Will McLean HSCI researchers developed...

Zika virus (light blue) spreads through a three-dimensional model of a developing brain. Image courtesy of Max Salick and Nathaniel Kirkpatrick/Novartis The fast-spreading virus can take multiple routes into developing human nerve cells. By Hannah Robbins...

Photo courtesy of Vionnie Yu, Scadden Lab. Color-labeling helps Harvard researchers track the development and behavior of individual cells By Hannah Robbins Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) researchers have used a colorful, cell-labeling technique to...

Alex Schier is the author of a recent study on the use of CRISPR to mark cells with a genetic barcode that can be used to track the development of cells and reconstruct their lineages. Photo courtesy of Stephanie Mitchell, Harvard Staff Photographer...

Current and former HIP interns launch research projects on the same rocket by Hannah L. Robbins Mosquitos buzzed in the warm, night air at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Half past midnight on July 18, and still the spectators could not detect activity on the...

Fully matured human airway epithelium cultured, including secretory cells (megenta), ciliated cells (green) and nuclei (blue). The airway epithelium is derived from expanded airway stem cells of a pediatric CF patient harboring F508del homogenous mutation...

New approach offers promise for long-term efficacy by Kelly Lawman, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Blood-contacting implantable medical devices, such as stents, heart valves, ventricular assist devices, and extracorporeal support systems, as well as...

Researchers at Harvard Stem Cell Institute suppressed the CAF1 gene to create colonies of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPS cells) at greater speeds and efficiencies . Photo courtesy of Sihem Chaloufi. Scientists identify a molecular key that helps...