The researchers made a thymus by taking cells, identified as fibroblasts, from the embryo of a mouse and directly reprogrammed them into a totally unrelated kind of cell through an increased level of ...

Laboratory-grown replacement organs have moved a step closer with the completion of a new study. Scientists have grown a fully functional organ from transplanted laboratory-created cells in a living ...

Learn how axolotls are able to fully regenerate their thymus, a small organ that trains immune cells to fight infections. The thymus is one of those organs that doesn’t have a lot of name recognition, ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and at University College London (UCL) have rebuilt a human thymus using human stem cells and a bioengineered scaffold. The thymus is an essential organ in ...

Scientists have succeeded in regenerating a living organ for the first time. Researchers rebuilt the thymus -- an organ in the body located next to the heart that produces important immune cells. The ...

Scientists at the University of Edinburgh have grown a fully-functional organ inside a mouse; opening the possibility of one day manufacturing compatible organs for transplant without the need for ...

Scientists hoping to discover better ways to boost immune function — which could lengthen our healthspan and protect immunocompromised patients — may have a new target, according to findings published ...

The dual heart/thymus operation, scientists hope, could lead to organ transplants that don't require long-term anti-rejection drugs. Reading time 3 minutes Duke University researchers say they’ve ...

A team from the University of California, Los Angeles has successfully used an artificial thymus to turn blood stem cells into T cells. The UCLA researchers created the artificial organoid as a useful ...

Adi Robertson is a senior tech and policy editor focused on VR, online platforms, and free expression. Adi has covered video games, biohacking, and more for The Verge since 2011. The aging process can ...

Scientists have grown a fully functional organ from transplanted laboratory-created cells in a living animal for the first time. The researchers have created a thymus -- an organ next to the heart ...