A Frankenstein's lab for growing 'spare' human bodies sounds like something ripped straight from an episode of Black Mirror. But scientists really want to make this gruesome concept a reality. In an ...

UMass Amherst engineers have built an artificial neuron powered by bacterial protein nanowires that functions like a real one ...

When biomedical researchers need to test their latest ideas, they often turn to engineered human tissue that mimics the responses in our own bodies. It's become an important intermediary step before ...

Human “bodyoids” could reduce animal testing, improve drug development, and alleviate organ shortages. Why do we hear about medical breakthroughs in mice, but rarely see them translate into cures for ...

In conversation with professor Alia Crum, Sakamoto explores the psychology of how our everyday mindsets shape meaning.

The AI-based method, DeepScence, works to identify senescent cells in the body. These are cells that have stopped dividing ...

A groundbreaking study conducted by engineers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has developed an artificial neuron whose electrical activity closely matches that of natural brain ...

Assistant Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Andy Yeh develops artificial proteins in his lab. Cortisol is a crucial hormone that regulates many important bodily functions like blood pressure and ...