A group of the world’s leading geneticists is calling for a moratorium on the editing of DNA in human embryos.

New artificial-intelligence software detects and analyzes the ultrasonic squeaks and cries that constitute inaudible rodent language.

A flexible electrode array can record the firing of hundreds of rat neurons for months on end.

A two-belt treadmill attached to a specialized display suggests that people with autism have a distinct walking style.

A multicolor labeling method stains neurons brightly enough to reveal the thin connections between individual cells.

A combination of chemical cocktails has created mice that are — yes — virtually invisible. And new imaging technology reveals the mice’s underlying nerves and lymphatic system in unprecedented detail.

A variety of genetic risk factors for autism may disrupt some of the same processes in cells.

A new microscope creates images of a mouse embryo as it grows from a ball of about 100 cells into a structure with a primitive heart and brain.

A new database displays gene-expression patterns in individual cells of the developing mouse cerebellum over time.