The mystery of early embryonic communication is starting to be unraveled thanks to a new stem cell-based model.

I sometimes get asked if there's a physical difference between a fertilised and unfertilised chicken egg, so I cracked a few of my own and compared them to unfertilised commercial eggs. It seems to me ...

Venezuela, whose president the Trump administration removed over the weekend, is known mostly for its oil industry, but a period of change may offer opportunities for increased U.S. exports of both ...

Life begins with a single fertilized cell that gradually transforms into a multicellular organism. This process requires ...

The curved shape of a zebrafish egg causes unequal cell divisions, creating larger cells near the animal pole and smaller ...