Replicating cells — each regular and cancerous — lie on the coronary heart of discoveries made by 4 of this 12 months’s seven Canada Gairdner Award winners. vshivkova/iStockPhoto / Getty Images Canada Gairdner International Awards Makers, breakers and movers For life to endure, cells should copy their DNA to cross on to new cells and new generations. It is a …

Here’s one thing to digest: Scientists in Cincinnati have grown miniature versions of an esophagus, the organ chargeable for guiding your food to your abdomen. And in a primary, they did it totally utilizing human stem cells. Called organoids, these tiny balls of lab-grown tissue resemble an actual human esophagus, the researchers report in the present day within the journal …

The lungs in Joan Nichols’ lab have been conserving her up at evening. Like youngsters, they’re delicate, creating, and in fixed want of attention, which is why she and her workforce on the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston’s Lung Lab have spent the final a number of years taking turns driving to the lab at 1:00 am to …