BEIJING -- After years of dedicated research, a team of Chinese scientists has unveiled critical mechanisms governing early human embryonic development, offering novel theories and potential ...

BEIJING, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- After years of dedicated research, a team of Chinese scientists has unveiled critical mechanisms governing early human embryonic development, offering novel theories and ...

The architecture of the body is not encoded as a formal blueprint; rather, it's the tightly orchestrated activation and ...

New insights into a sophisticated process that protects sperm cells has revealed a mechanism, similar to an immune system, ...

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New findings offer insight into why some embryos fail to develop past zygotic genome activation (ZGA), pointing to an unexpected root of human infertility. A critical point in early development is ...

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have characterized how cellular senescence—a biological process in ...

Mounting evidence from research on nematodes to mice indicate that a father's environment, such as what he eats or if he is exposed to stress or toxicants, can lead to metabolic and behavioral ...

Embryonic development is a finely orchestrated process in which a single cell differentiates into the myriad specialised tissues that comprise a fully formed organism. Central to this process are ...

In Argentina, equine cloning in polo is no longer a rarity. It’s now a mature industry — although ethical dilemmas ...

New findings offer insight into why some embryos fail to develop past zygotic genome activation (ZGA), pointing to an unexpected root of human ...

Explore the meaning of 'inchoate'—from its Latin roots in beginnings to its use describing ideas, feelings, and works that are just begun, unformed, and full of potential.