A map of the aging brain
HSCRB researchers take a single-cell dive into how aging affects gene expression in the mouse brain
Survival of the zebrafish: mate, or flee?
Study reveals zebrafish make an unexpected decision when faced with conflicting opportunities
Spinal Muscular Atrophy’s early warning system
Harvard study identifies whole-body symptoms of rare nerve disease
Speeding up single-cell genomics research
Improved single-cell ATAC-seq method scales up research into how genes are controlled
Forward thinking
Reproducible human brain organoids open new frontiers in neuroscience
Editing stem cells in vivo
Breakthrough research led by the Wagers lab shows that stem cell genes can be edited in living systems
Advancing cell therapy for diabetes
Harvard-led research boosts the yield of insulin-producing cells for diabetes therapy
Axons share the decision-making load
In neurons, the axon emerges as an independent decision-maker in its own right.
A bioengineered T-cell factory
Injectable, sponge-like gel helps revive the immune system after a bone marrow transplant
Toward safer bone-marrow transplants
New Harvard-led research, successful in mice, may point the way toward safer transplants, without toxicity