This landscape of blue, red, and gold is a cross section through a developing human bone. Human bones have a hard outer layer made of condensed bone and a softer inner core of spongy bone. This ...

Explore 15 strange facts about the human body that sound surreal. From glowing skin to acid-proof stomachs, our biology is stranger than fiction.

The From Labs to Lives Blog connects everyday topics with UC Davis research. Each post is reviewed by our experts, ensuring you always get useful information you can trust. Because we can’t see them, ...

Researchers in Sweden have engineered a cell-free cartilage scaffold that can guide the body to rebuild damaged bone. By removing the cells but preserving the structure and natural growth signals, the ...

In recent years, 3D printing has evolved dramatically. Once limited to materials like plastic or resin, it now extends to human cells, enabling the creation of living tissues. However, bioprinting ...

Researchers recently developed a bone marrow model to study how the body generates cells. Interestingly, this model is the first of its kind to be developed entirely from human cells. Not only can ...

Piles of bones lined the desks of room 3002 in The Commons at Helm Cravens Library.  Library workers began noticing an ...

Typically, bone marrow research relies heavily on animal models and oversimplified cell cultures in the laboratory. Now, researchers from the Department of Biomedicine at the University of Basel and ...