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23andMe are in the process of conducting a large-scale genetic study to explore whether genetics are implicated in susceptibility to and severity of COVID-19. The company has shared its preliminary results.

By developing a lab-engineered model of the human blood-brain barrier, neuroscientists have discovered how the most common Alzheimer's disease risk gene causes amyloid protein plaques to disrupt the brain's vasculature.

A recent innovation has enabled mass production of standardized organoids, paving the way for industrial use.

A new method for engineering living materials called "MeniFluidics", made by researchers at the University of Warwick could see a transformation in tissue engineering and bio-art, as well as new ways to research cellular interactions.

An international team has developed a prototype tool based on three-dimensional (3D) facial imaging that could make it easier for clinicians to diagnose genetic syndromes.

For the first time, scientists have been able to identify the genetic and molecular basis of this susceptibility to infection as well as to the possibility of contracting a more severe form of the disease.

New images of an enzyme, known as LSD1, in action as it interacts with the chromosome could provide important insight into how cells, including cancer cells, regulate their genes.

Research is advancing optical microscopy, helping to solve challenging problems across many fields of science and engineering including semiconductor wafer inspection, nanoparticle sensing, material characterization, biosensing, virus counting, and microfluidic monitoring.

Researchers report on the mechanism that perchlorate , a chemical compound used in rocket fuels, fireworks, fertilizers and other materials and environmental pollutant, uses to impact and damage normal functioning of the thyroid gland.

Researchers have generated the most comprehensive high-resolution cellular map to date of the human heart. By studying nearly 300,000 individual heart cells from seven healthy hearts, the team identified nine major cell types and over 20 subtypes in the organ.