Embryonic development is a meticulously orchestrated process in which spatial and temporal cues guide cell fate determination and tissue patterning. Central to this process is morphogen signalling ...

Towards a better understanding of early human embryonic development Date: September 22, 2023 Source: Chiba University Summary: Despite being an essential developmental process, the understanding ...

The earliest days after fertilization, once a sperm cell meets an egg, are shrouded in scientific mystery. The process of how a humble single cell becomes an organism fascinates scientists across ...

With today's advanced microscopes, scientists can capture videos of entire embryos developing in real time. But there's a ...

Such variations in embryonic development are considered an important driver of evolution, as they can lead to new characteristics, thus promoting evolutionary adaptations and biodiversity.

Sixty percent of miscarriages are caused by the failure of an embryo—the developmental stage before a fetus—to implant in the ...

The use of assisted reproductive technologies like in vitro fertilization is becoming more common worldwide. However, while ...

These regions have evolved symbiotically alongside our genomes and are known to contribute to the process of embryonic development in modern animals, a finely tuned sequence of events, engineered to ...

New insights into the way cells break away from a tissue during embryonic development may also shed new light on the same process in the context of cancer metastasis.