They use CRISPR-based engineering methods to prompt stem cells to organize into "programmable" embryo-like structures, also known as embryoids, which can be used to study the role of certain genes in ...

Fish oil can reduce inflammation and lower cardiovascular disease risk. Yet a growing body of research suggests that ...

"These cells co-develop together, just like they would in an actual embryo, and establish that history of being neighbors," ...

Scientists from Germany and Italy have uncovered details of the protective layer that surrounds the fine protrusions of cells ...

The authors' demonstration that impaired olfactory perception reduces caterpillar performance and increases susceptibility to parasitism is solid. These findings highlight the ecological significance ...

Scientists have found a way to study early embryonic development without real embryos. Using CRISPR, they programmed stem cells to self-organize into structures mimicking early embryos. The cells show ...

Chameleons change color in life and in death. Watch this extraordinary phenomenon as a female chameleon changes colors just ...

This important study provides solid evidence that glucosylceramide synthase (GlcT), a rate-limiting enzyme for glycosphingolipid (GSL) production, plays a role in the differentiation of intestinal ...

De-extinction starts with DNA samples from the lost species. Sometimes this is the complete genome; other times, they may splice genes from the extinct species into the genome of a living animal. Then ...

A multi-faceted approach combining genetics, nutrition, rearing practices and housing design is required to improve skeletal ...