Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have uncovered how fertilized rice seeds begin to divide and establish their ...
Selecting the healthiest embryo is one of the most important steps in in‑vitro fertilization (IVF), yet it remains one of the ...
Studying the shape of tissues and organs is critical to understanding how they are formed. Embryonic development happens in ...
Researchers at EMBL Barcelona have developed an open-source tool that makes working with complicated volumetric imaging data ...
Early in pregnancy, something surprising happens. Every human embryo develops a tail. It is not symbolic or imagined. A real ...
Svenja Kling is a fifth-year PhD student studying marine biology at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Kling ...
Cell division is an essential process for all life on earth, yet the exact mechanisms by which cells divide during early embryonic development have remained elusive – particularly for egg-laying ...
Jacob S. Suissa receives funding from The National Science Foundation. He is affiliated with Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, and Let's Botanize Inc. There are few forms of the botanical world ...
Fragments of DNA left by viruses that infected our distant ancestors may be 'firestarters' for new human life, new research finds. "Our results illustrate how recently emerged… genes can confer ...
Every human life begins as a cluster of cells that soon face critical decisions. Within weeks, those cells must choose their fates – some forming the nervous system, others the gut, heart, or muscle.