Embryo development starts when a single egg cell is fertilized and starts dividing continuously. Initially a chaotic cluster, it gradually evolves into a highly organized structure. Scientists have ...

Embryonic development is a finely orchestrated process in which a single cell differentiates into the myriad specialised tissues that comprise a fully formed organism. Central to this process are ...

Long before human bone marrow takes over the task of producing blood, discrete waves of blood cell production occur in the developing embryo. Miriana Dardano, a postdoctoral researcher in Zweigerdt’s ...

Cell division is an essential process for all life on Earth, yet the exact mechanisms by which cells divide during early ...

As an embryo grows, there is a continuous stream of communication between cells to form tissues and organs. Cells need to ...

Cell division is an essential process for all life on earth, yet the exact mechanisms by which cells divide during early ...

Which genes are required for turning embryonic stem cells into brain cells, and what happens when this process goes wrong? In ...

In some mammals, the timing of the normally continuous embryonic development can be altered to improve the chances of survival for both the embryo and the mother. This mechanism to temporarily slow ...

Molecular mechanism uncovered in mice by UC Santa Cruz researchers reveals how a father’s diet, stress, and other ...