Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are the cornerstone of lifelong blood formation, arising during embryogenesis from specialised endothelial precursors in a process known as the ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have developed a new stem cell model of the mature human amniotic sac, which replicates development of the tissues supporting the embryo from two to four ...

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

A study in mice has found that maternal gut microbiome composition during pregnancy has long-term effects on offspring stem cell growth and development. The researchers, headed by Parag Kundu, PhD, at ...

Stem cells work throughout our lives as a sort of handyman, repairing damaged tissues and renewing some normal ones, like the skin we shed. Scientists have come to understand much about how stem cells ...

Stanford researchers collaborated on a Nature study published in January, which revealed that many autism-linked mutations ultimately converge on shared biological pathways despite genetic complexity.

The peripheral nervous system begins to take shape long before birth. This crucial stage of human development can’t be ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden have developed an improved method for ...

Georgia Tech researchers demonstrated the mechanics behind neural tube closure, which can lead to severe or fatal birth ...

A growing body of work suggests that cell metabolism — the chemical reactions that provide energy and building materials — plays a vital, overlooked role in the first steps of life. Each of us starts ...