Scientists used light to control how a starfish egg cell jiggles and moves during its earliest stage of development. Their optical system could guide the design of synthetic, light-activated cells for ...

Researchers at the Center for Embryology and Healthy Development (CRESCO) aim to find out why so many early embryos fail in ...

Cells constantly shift and transform, triggering the complex choreography that shapes living organisms. Whether dividing into new cells or sculpting an embryo, these tiny movements rely on chemical ...

The team studied the motion of egg cells produced by starfish—an organism that scientists have long used as a classic model for understanding cell growth and development.

“Reduced telomere length can be caused by embryonic cellular damage,” said study co-lead Dr. Yasmyn Winstanley. The ...

In vertebrates, the skeleton of different regions of the body arises from different precursor cells. Researchers at the ...

A new study reveals that menthol-flavored e-cigarettes may pose significant risks to fetal development, including the ...

But the type of a cell is determined by patterns of expression of that genome. The cell’s nature is shaped by which proteins are made in what quantities within the cell. Once begun, the process of ...

One of the main arguments made for bodyoids is that they could provide spare human organs. There’s a huge shortage of organs ...

Vaping during pregnancy is becoming more common, but its impact on early human development is not well understood. A new ...