A new imaging technique may make it possible to spot a single cancerous cell that has broken free from a tumor.

A US government investigator told members of Congress on Thursday that personalized DNA tests claiming to predict certain inheritable diseases are misleading and offer little or no useful information.

University of QLD: research has found the Nanopatch – a needle-free method of vaccine delivery – is now dissolvable, confirming it is a potentially safer, cheaper alternative to needles.

The first reliable components for synthetic biology could be available by the end of the year.

Researchers have found that less toxic, naturally occurring nanoparticles have unique optical properties and may one day replace metal-based nanoparticles used for biomedical applications.

Implanting tiny plastic scaffolds seeded with genetically engineered stem cells reduced organ damage and led to better cardiac function after a heart attack.

How human proteins are made from DNA can be followed in real time.

Scientists have developed a transgenic (GM) mosquito that is completely immune to infection by the primary malaria-causing parasite in humans. Their findings maybe used as part of a strategy to combat malaria.

There has been serious advances in research unveiled this week that involve the use of stem cells to regenerate or repair organs with stem cell. This is just a couple of the stories

Who would have thought there could be serious ethical issues with induced pluripotent stem cells – or iPSC.