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How the fruit fly got its stripes: Researchers explore the precision of embryonic development

In a new study published in the journal Cell, the team showed that cells determine exactly where they need to be and

Human embryo research is a controversial topic that often pits the necessity of biomedical investigation against the moral commitment to

Embryonic development is the process by which a fertilized egg becomes an independent organism, an organism capable of producing functional

Huntington’s disease is a fatal hereditary disorder for which there is currently no treatment, it is associated with jerky movements

Researchers at the Université libre de Bruxelles and University of Cambridge identified the role of key gene Mesp1 in the

Cancer cells can reactivate a cellular process that is an essential part of embryonic development. This allows them to leave

Zika virus is transmitted from mother to fetus by infected cells that later develop into the brain’s first and primary

A chemical tag added to RNA during embryonic development regulates how the early brain grows, when this development goes wrong,