STAT+: Global controversy heats up the race to build human embryos from stem cells
Earlier this month, a British journalist broke the news that researchers had taken a major…
Category: In the Lab
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House GOP inquiry over gain-of-function research targets a scientific giant
For more than half a century, scientist Bernard Moss has been commanding the attention of…
Scientists successfully unfroze rat organs and transplanted them — a ‘historic’ step that could someday transform transplant medicine
The rat kidney was peculiarly beautiful — an edgeless viscera about the size of a…
Muzzled for years, vindicated MIT professor says fraud investigation into his lab did lasting damage
For three years, nine months, and one week, Ram Sasisekharan lived under a gag order….
STAT+: Study finds supplements of amino acid taurine slow aging in mice and monkeys
The first clue was blind cats. About 50 years ago, K.C. Hayes, a professor of…
Opinion: Want to help with medical breakthroughs? Donate some extra cells to a biobank
Right now, it’s possible that cells from my body are growing in a lab somewhere…
Academia’s postdoc system is teetering, imperiling efforts to diversify life sciences
For young life scientists hoping to land a prestigious faculty job in academia, postdoctoral research…
STAT+: Immunotherapy turned brain cancers from ‘cold’ to ‘hot’ in mouse study, as clinical trials advance
LONDON — The promise of immunotherapies to treat cancer has yet to reach brain tumors….
Soft, stretchable electronic skin could reconstruct the sense of touch
The largest organ in the body is a wonder. Skin is soft, flexible, and sensitive…
Study: Rare genetic mutation appears to have protected second person from early Alzheimer’s
For the second time in one extended family, researchers have identified a person who seemed…
From fusion to retooling cancer trials, Eric Lander wants his new group to ‘go after big problems’
Throughout his storied career, Eric Lander has led science projects in just about every setting…
STAT+: Scientists use ‘mini-brains’ to study microglia, the brain’s cleanup crew and key players in neurological disease
Home to billions of cells that form trillions of connections, the human brain isn’t just…
Human ‘pangenome’ published, with goal of making genomics more useful for diverse populations
An international team of scientists has assembled the first human “pangenome” — an attempt to…
STAT+: Doudna talks cost, access issues looming over first CRISPR therapy
Jennifer Doudna may be just months away from seeing the first CRISPR-based therapy gain approval,…
STAT+: Gene therapy has helped boys like Conner walk. Scientists are trying to keep it that way
In the beginning, Conner Curran ran up the stairs. It was a miraculous moment for…
An MRI helmet out of ‘Back to the Future’ wins STAT Summit research pick
The pitches are as ambitious as they are exciting: a gel to rub onto your…
Don’t ignore potential microbial causes of Alzheimer’s and other chronic diseases, researchers say
SAN FRANCISCO — On a day when pharma giant Eli Lilly announced positive results from…
Expansive investigation into Stanford president’s past research will be ‘substantially complete’ by mid-July
An investigation by a special committee of Stanford’s board of trustees into alleged scientific misconduct…
STAT Wunderkinds discuss high-impact research, resilience, and social justice
Elenoe “Crew” Smith used to faint at the sight of blood. Still, she knew from…
Vast sequencing project begins to unlock human genome’s secrets — by deciphering other mammals’ DNA
Despite decades of advancements in genomics, we still don’t know what most of our DNA…
STAT+: Early findings in gene therapy death suggest CRISPR was not the cause
In February, four months after the first patient in a designer CRISPR therapy suddenly died,…
STAT+: Stock drama, cancer vaccine success, and new science – highlights from AACR
ORLANDO, Fla. – There was some drama at the American Association for Cancer Research annual…
FDA’s new plan to study opioids’ effectiveness faces resistance
The Food and Drug Administration’s latest plan to study whether opioids are effective as a…
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Discrimination lawsuit against HHMI spotlights barriers faced by scientists with disabilities
University of Michigan pediatric neurologist Vivian Cheung made a name for herself studying rare genetic…
STAT+: Novel strategy of attacking sugars on cancer cells to free immune system shows promise in early tests
ORLANDO, Fla. — Many cancer cells shroud themselves in a thicket of complex sugars called…
Scientists, going on a bear hunt, find a potential way to treat deadly blood clots
Like many cardiologists, Manuela Thienel spends most days in the chlorinated, temperature-controlled halls of a…
STAT+: ‘It was my call’: Stanford president defends decision not to correct key paper in misconduct investigation
Amid an investigation of alleged research misconduct, Stanford University’s president took responsibility in an email…
This biotech wants to one day make human eggs from scratch. But first, they’re trying to rethink IVF
Christian Kramme grew up in a big family, the youngest of seven kids raised in…
Genentech review of Tessier-Lavigne paper finds no evidence of fraud — but hints at a different misconduct case
South San Francisco biotech Genentech on Thursday announced that an internal review of misconduct allegations…
STAT+: Research misconduct allegations put Stanford’s president — and science — under an uncomfortable spotlight
STANFORD, Calif. — It’s the one thing everyone knows. And it’s the last thing people…
In the whitewashed world of Alzheimer’s research, one scientist is on a quest to understand the diversity of brains
CHICAGO — When she entered the field of Alzheimer’s research a quarter century ago, Lisa…
STAT+: New research may give geneticists a long-sought tool: a targeted protein delivery device
Mark Hurst just wanted to kill some bugs. A newly credentialed bacteriologist working for the…
A half century after Prozac, a new generation of depression drugs is bringing hope to a long-stagnant field
This article is excerpted from the latest STAT Report: Treating Depression: a new era of…
STAT+: Researchers devise new strategies to overcome a key CRISPR flaw
DALLAS — It took just three years, after the tool’s invention, for researchers to devise…
‘That is my dream’: Scientist who uncovered likely leading cause of MS wants to tackle ALS next
Alberto Ascherio began his career as a young doctor treating tropical diseases in South American…
National Academies calls for transforming use of racial and ethnic labels in genetics research
Saying genetics researchers inconsistently and inappropriately use racial and ethnic labels that fail to capture…
STAT+: Setting aside the thorniest issues around CRISPR babies, scientists say embryo-editing research should proceed
LONDON — The Francis Crick Institute is a glimmering chameleon of a building, spanning four…
STAT+: Mice with two fathers and base-edited baby monkeys highlight potential — and limitations — of hereditable gene editing
LONDON — Scientists at this year’s genome editing summit spent Tuesday showing the world just…
Study of trans men suggests that androgen hormone therapy can lower breast cancer risk
When transgender men transition, their risk for breast cancer tends to plummet and look more…
With CRISPR cures on horizon, sickle cell patients ask hard questions about who can access them
LONDON — Victoria Gray had come to Nashville, Tenn., from her home in Mississippi for…
STAT+: Inside the fall of star MIT scientist David Sabatini
The 7 a.m. Acela out of South Station in Boston trembled along the rails toward…
Federal panel approves plans to safeguard lab-made virus research
A panel of federal advisers voted unanimously Friday to advance a set of proposals to…
STAT+: After bullying allegations, Eric Lander will return to run a lab at the Broad Institute
After nearly a year of public silence and private speculation over Eric Lander’s next act,…
STAT+: ‘I’m just disgusted’: How alleged sexual misconduct stole one student’s passion for academic science
It was the summer of 2020, and she couldn’t have scripted a better start as…
In a post-Dobbs world, pathologists who study pregnancy loss walk a thin line between medicine and the law
When Mana Parast examines a placenta, she knows she may never find the answers she…
Mistakes happen in research papers. But corrections often don’t
Mistakes happen — in life, in the lab, and, inevitably, in research papers, too. Journals…
STAT+: Eric Lander’s next act: leading a nonprofit set on solving thorny scientific challenges
In January 2021, when President Biden tapped Eric Lander to serve as the White House…
California medical school apologizes for unethical prisoner experiments
SAN FRANCISCO — A prominent California medical school has apologized for conducting dozens of unethical…
In a first, children with rare genetic diseases get mitochondrial transplants from their mothers
At a far distant point in Earth’s ancient past, two separate, single-celled life forms —…
Science, Cell issue notices of concern on challenged papers co-authored by Stanford president
The leading journals Science and Cell on Thursday issued “expressions of concern” on papers co-authored…