Scientists found that embryonic skin cells “whisper” through faint mechanical tugs, using the same force-sensing proteins ...

After 18 years of trying, one couple is expecting their first child thanks to a breakthrough AI technology at Columbia ...

During animal development, cells divide and arrange themselves in a coordinated way, eventually forming the embryo.

During animal development, cells divide and arrange themselves in a coordinated way, eventually forming the embryo. The cells ...

A fertilized egg somehow manages to build skin, brain, and blood cells within days. But how? New tech called LoxCode is ...

A study by WEHI scientists has shed new light on one of the most fundamental mysteries of biology: how cells divide and grow ...

More information: Tsutomu Sawai et al, Regulating stem cell–based embryo model research in Japan, EMBO Reports (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s44319-025-00409-5 ...

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 ...

Stem cell-based embryo models (SCBEMs) are three-dimensional biological structures that mimic aspects of early human embryo development. They can be created in the lab from stem cells, and can ...

The importance of cell compaction in embryo development Four days after fertilization, the 8 to 16 cells that compose the embryo move closer together to give the embryo its initial shape. During ...

Cell compaction is a crucial step in embryo development. Defective compaction prevents the formation of the structure that ensures an embryo can implant in the uterus. This stage is carefully ...

Stem cell biologist Jacob Hanna, a 2024 STATUS List member, says embryo models can be handled ethically, and can lead to advances in organ transplantation.