A stretch of viral DNA in the mouse genome gives cells in early-stage embryos the potential to become almost any cell type in ...
"Understanding embryo implantation and embryo development just after implantation has significant clinical relevance as these stages are particularly prone to failure," said Dr. Peter Rugg-Gunn, ...
For decades, scientists have struggled to study this moment in humans because of ethical restrictions and limited access to ...
Researchers at the Babraham Institute have ‘listened in’ to the communication between the embryo and the womb lining at the ...
Scientists from UC Davis Center for Surgical Bioengineering, the MIND Institute and UC Berkeley’s Murthy Lab are developing ...
Physical cues in the womb, and not just genetics, influence the normal development of neural crest cells, the embryonic stem cells that form facial features, finds a new study. Physical cues in the ...
Little is yet known about the health effects of nanoparticles on pregnancy. An interdisciplinary team is currently analyzing the risks for babies in the womb. Using a lab model, the researchers were ...