Developmental Biology

Animals with human cells could provide donor organs or help us understand neuropsychiatric disorders.

Extra copies of four interferon receptor genes found on human chromosome 21 trigger developmental changes in a mouse model of Down syndrome.

Research on human embryos is usually limited to the first 14 days of development, but as scientific capabilities improve, some argue that it is time to go further.

Rare samples saved 35 years ago helped researchers map gene expression and cell differentiation in first trimester placentas.

Dosh Whye will discuss best practices for organoid modeling and how researchers leverage the latest technologies to achieve their goals.

At the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, the developmental biologist is probing the maternal-fetal interface across mammalian species.

Altering the rate of respiration in mitochondria changes how fast neurons grow, making mouse neurons grow more like human ones and vice versa, a study finds.

A look at some noteworthy scientists who died this year, leaving behind a legacy of research excellence.

Discover how process knowledge is integral to stem cell workflow improvement and optimization.

An unexpected find shows that sweet-sensing receptors also help epithelial cells in Drosophila larvae stay alive amid proteotoxic stress.

This image took the top prize at the 2022 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition.

Emergency responders arrived at a structure fire in Kansas City to find the two graduate students suffering from “apparent trauma” before they were declared dead at the scene.

Scientists study pluripotent stems cells to understand early development and how to use them in regenerative medicine, disease modeling, and drug discovery.

The top winner of the 2022 Nikon Small World in Motion contest shows cells migrating through a zebrafish embryo.

Researchers who work with materials such as fetal tissue and human embryonic stem cells are facing new restrictions, the latest in a long line of regulations, that could impede important advances.

The Middlebury College neuroscientist explores enzymes that affect brain cell development and neurodegeneration.

Discover the various ways scientists bolster stem cells to understand and cure disease.

The findings will likely help elucidate the effects of chromosome fusions, which can cause disease but have also contributed to evolution.

Hematopietic stem cells (HSCs) are multipotent cells found in the blood and bone marrow with the ability to self-renew and differentiate into multiple cell types during bone marrow hematopoiesis