The enteric nervous system (ENS) has gained broader visibility, notably through its designation as a “second brain” and growing interest in the gut ...

Their findings, recently reported in the journal Nature, overturn longstanding assumptions in developmental biology and could ...

By examining genetic clues that linger in adult cells, scientists have now gained surprising insights into the developmental ...

Millions of neurons branch throughout our bodies, keeping them in close communication with our brains. This peripheral network begins to take shape long before birth, as the cells of a growing embryo ...

When do peripheral nerves develop? Researchers used "mosaic barcodes" to prove that neural crest cells commit to their ...