New research shows gut bacteria can directly influence how the brain develops and functions. When scientists transferred ...

Research shows how the curved shape of a zebrafish egg sets cell division timing, gene activation, and early cell fate ...

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

Which genes are required for turning embryonic stem cells into brain cells, and what happens when this process goes wrong? In ...

The pelvis is often called the keystone of upright movement. It helps explain how human ancestors left life on all fours ...

Embryos now cross borders with increasing regularity, carried quietly by couriers and safeguarded by systems designed to leave little to chance.

Scientists have engineered an artificial womb lining, a breakthrough allowing unprecedented observation of early human embryo ...

Then researchers placed blastoids and embryos donated after infertility treatments inside the little device and watched it ...

By engineering a system replicating the womb lining with high biological accuracy, researchers at the Babraham Institute and Stanford University have been able to study the implantation of human ...

Scientists have developed an experimental way to study how human embryos implant in a uterus, which may provide new insights into why miscarriages occur and how they can be prevented.