Neuroscience

Discovery of neurons that allow mice to recognize others

Researchers from the Center for Cognition and Sociality (CCS) within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) recently announced the discovery of neurons that allow us to recognize others. The research team discovered that the ...

Cardiology

Progress with organoids: A mini-heart in a Petri dish

A team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has induced stem cells to emulate the development of the human heart. The result is a sort of "mini-heart" known as an organoid. It will permit the study of the earliest ...

Medical research

A new cell model for the human lung

Before new drugs can be tested in animal experiments and later in clinical trials, they must undergo a large number of laboratory tests. This involves the use of so-called cell lines, i.e., human or animal cells of a specific ...

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