When you were born, you had approximately 1,250,000,000,000 cells in your body. By the time you were six months old, you had about 32 times that amount of cells. Most of that came from milk — either ...

An unassuming brown bovine from the south of Brazil has made history as the first transgenic cow capable of producing human insulin in her milk. The advancement could herald a new era in insulin ...

The idea first came to co-founder and chief science officer Leila Strickland in 2013, after she heard about the world’s first lab-grown burger. A cell biologist by training, Strickland wondered if ...

Shortly after giving birth at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Meredith Alley found herself visiting her son, Graham, in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). He had arrived earlier than ...

When we think about milk, cow's milk is usually the first thing that comes to mind. Cow milk is frequently used in many households around the world. It’s poured over cereal, added to coffee, or ...

Nicholas St. Fleur covered the intersection of race, medicine, and the life sciences. He hosted STAT’s health equity podcast, Color Code. For much of Barbara Natterson-Horowitz’s career, her work has ...