Biotechnology startups are creating tiny models of human organs in an effort to speed the search for novel drugs. By devising more realistic models of human and disease biology, these startups aim ...

Lungs are among the heaviest organs in the human body. The right lung typically weighs about 1.4 pounds (0.6 kg), while the left lung is slightly smaller and weighs approximately 1.25 pounds (0.56 ...

What’s new: MIT engineers have now built a more complex version, which combines cells from 10 different organs—liver, lung, gut, endometrium, brain, heart, pancreas, kidney, skin, and skeletal ...

Learn how bones and the human skeleton let us move, hold our bodies up and protect our organs in this guide to help learners with 2nd Level Science in Scotland's Curriculum for Excellence (CfE).

The humanoid integrates synthetic organs and artificial muscles, replicating skeletal, muscular, vascular, and nervous ...

Wellington children and adults are about to learn the complexity of the human body and what they need to do to look after it and remain healthy. ... That’s My Skeleton And Organs.

Zebrafish have the remarkable and rare ability to regrow and repair their hearts after damage. New research from Caltech and ...

The human skeletal system consists of all of the bones, cartilage, tendons, and ligaments in the body. Altogether, the skeleton makes up about 20 percent of a person’s body weight. An adult’s ...

Wearing blue rubber gloves, Molly Dobrow reached into a metal vat of diluted sodium hydroxide and pulled out two dripping-wet models of human organs: a heart and a set of lungs. Made of Elastico ...

Some parts of the human body are in a state of constant regeneration.Liver cells, for example, are replaced every 300 to 500 days. Fingernails grow every day. But this aptitude rapidly declines ...

We refer to an integrated unit as an organ system. Groups of organ systems work together to make complete, functional organisms, like us! There are 11 major organ systems in the human body.

The Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office is investigating skeletal human remains found near the Baylor Canyon in the Organ Mountains. The department said a hiker made the discovery just after 5 p. m ...