Every year, millions of lives are suddenly, swiftly transformed by a stroke, which occurs when a blood vessel travelling ...

The study used large-scale CRISPR gene-editing technology to systematically determine which genes are required as embryonic ...

Faced with demographic collapse in her home country, the Chinese expert is conducting experiments on stem cells and human ...

A global research team has mapped genes crucial to early brain development, uncovering one linked to a previously unknown ...

Research shows how the curved shape of a zebrafish egg sets cell division timing, gene activation, and early cell fate ...

The mystery of early embryonic communication is starting to be unraveled thanks to a new stem cell-based model.

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

Over 130 mammal species can delay embryonic development, giving their offspring the best possible chance of survival in ideal ...

The pelvis is often called the keystone of upright movement. It helps explain how human ancestors left life on all fours ...

Embryos now cross borders with increasing regularity, carried quietly by couriers and safeguarded by systems designed to leave little to chance.

The research represents a major step forward in revealing how the three dimensional form of DNA shapes the way human biology functions. In a major step toward understanding how the physical form of ...