6 core challenges that researchers must consider as the race to create models that are ever closer to real human embryos ...

Growing tissues can crack, break, and dissociate to form structures that can later withstand immense forces.

SAN DIEGO - In what researchers describe as a historic step toward de-extinction science, an international team of gen ...

An international team of paleontologists has uncovered the oldest known fossil reptile embryos, dating back approximately 280 million years. This discovery, featuring well-preserved embryos of ...

Embryonic germ layers are the fundamental organizing principle in animal development. They provide the structural basis from which tissues and organs arise. During early embryogenesis, cells divide to ...

Every human life begins as a cluster of cells that soon face critical decisions. Within weeks, those cells must choose their fates – some forming the nervous system, others the gut, heart, or muscle.

Pregnant women rely on a balanced diet and supplements to deliver proper nutrients to their babies, to ensure they grow healthfully. Such nutrients contribute to fueling development and providing ...

Researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) in collaboration with the Dexeus University Hospital have captured unparalleled images of a human embryo implanting. This is the ...

Bioengineering researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a soft, thin, stretchable bioelectronic device that can be implanted into a ...