Developmental biology

Developmental xenocortication using human-derived organoids in mice

September 16, 2026

Genetically encoded cortical depletion Emx1-cre (JAX, B6.129S2-Emx1tm1(cre)Krj/J), Esco2fl/fl (JAX, B6N.129S-Esco2tm1.1Ge/J) and C57BL SCID (JAX, B6.Cg-Prkdcscid/SzJ) mice were used…

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Zebrafish relatives as models for functional comparative genetics and genomics

September 10, 2026

Irion, U. & Nusslein-Volhard, C. Developmental genetics with model organisms. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 119, e2122148119 (2022).…

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September 4, 2026

Physical demands during growth may leave a lasting mark on how efficiently the body moves. In an experiment…

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DARPA funds project to build wireless yeast DNA printer

September 1, 2026

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has tasked scientists with developing a system that can receive instructions…

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Interconnected Neurons Complex Network Brain Cells

August 12, 2026

A human-specific gene may help explain why key brain cells mature so slowly and what that timing means…

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Fatty acids circulating in the blood predict bone mineral density from childhood to adolescence

July 5, 2026

An engineered triphasic biomaterial scaffold successfully recreated the cranial suture stem cell niche lost in craniosynostosis, a condition…

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June 21, 2026

Researchers found that vgll3 boosts early-life growth and reproduction but increases aging and cancer risk later, providing strong…

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June 21, 2026

Experiments on comb jelly embryos reveal that a core developmental process shared across animals may trace back to…

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Scientists Discover a Biological Clock Unlike Anything Seen Before

June 13, 2026

A master clock made up of the proteins MYRF-1 and LIN-42 coordinates the timing and duration of gene…

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Space embryos: China launches lab-grown human cells into orbit to study reproduction

May 27, 2026

China has sent artificially constructed human embryo models to the Tiangong space station, marking the first known attempt…

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Unlocking the secrets of oral bacteria to fight tooth decay

April 25, 2026

Researchers at the School of Medicine at the University of California, Riverside have discovered previously unrecognized immune surveillance structures in…

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Single-cell spatiotemporal dissection of the human maternal–fetal interface

April 9, 2026

Tissue acquisition and processing for joint single-nucleus multiome profiling and spatial transcriptomics Snap-frozen decidual and basal plate samples…

Zebrafish relatives as models for functional comparative genetics and genomics

Early Exercise May Permanently Change How Much Energy the Body Uses To Move

DARPA funds project to build wireless yeast DNA printer

A Human-Specific Gene May Help Explain Our Extraordinary Brainpower

Engineered scaffold restores skull growth in craniosynostosis mouse models

Scientists Discover a Gene That Boosts Youth – but It Comes With a Cost

Scientists Just Repeated a Nobel Prize-Winning Experiment in a Creature Older Than Jellyfish

Scientists Discover a Biological Clock Unlike Anything Seen Before

Space embryos: China launches lab-grown human cells into orbit to study reproduction

Scientists discover immune sentinel cells within skin hair follicles