Scientists uncover cellular mechanism behind congenital heart defects
Congenital heart disease affects approximately two in every 100 newborns globally. But why do they occur? An important…
St. Jude scientists uncover regulatory mechanism for crucial developmental pathway
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists uncovered a regulatory mechanism for signaling of Sonic Hedgehog (SHH), a pathway…
Base Editing reveals Human Embryo Development ‘Master Gene’
For the first time, researchers have used a genome editing technique called base editing to identify a master…
Autophagy Decline in Older Moms Halts Embryo Development
Summary: Researchers unmasked a hidden metabolic mechanism that explains why advanced maternal age (AMA) impairs female fertility and…
China sends synthetic human embryos to space in first test of how life begins off Earth
China has launched a new experiment to see how the earliest stages of human development might unfold in…
UC Davis scientists identify protein key to male fertility
The causes of male infertility can be hard to diagnose, with many tests failing to detect genetic defects.…
Scientists find that human embryos are vulnerable to COVID
A University of California, Riverside study reports that cells in the earliest stages of human development could be susceptible to…
UPFs before conception may shape fertility and embryo growth
Could your diet before conception shape fertility and early development? New research reveals sex-specific links between ultraprocessed foods,…
New computational method reconstructs how cells decide their fate
Researchers from Kyushu University have developed an innovative computational method, called ddHodge, that can reconstruct the complex dynamics…