A stretch of viral DNA in the mouse genome gives cells in early-stage embryos the potential to become almost any cell type in ...

Infertility is a major healthcare concern. Understanding the molecular regulators governing fertilization, early embryonic ...

As the climate changes, scientists are concerned about how well plants and animals will adapt to rapid warming. A new ...

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

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

Scientists at UNIGE Faculty of Medicine show how genetic switches activate then deactivate the genes responsible for embryonic development. Their findings, published in Nature Communications, decipher ...

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

The world is full of unusual unicellular organisms and microbes, many of which have not been discovered yet. In 2017, scientists identified a single-celled marine organism called Chromosphaera ...

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 ...

A research team led by Associate Professor Hirofumi Nishizono and graduate student Masaki Kato from the Research Support ...