A stretch of viral DNA in the mouse genome gives cells in early-stage embryos the potential to become almost any cell type in ...

For decades, scientists have struggled to study this moment in humans because of ethical restrictions and limited access to ...

The team observed the emergence of the three-dimensional embryo-like structures under a microscope in the lab. These started producing blood (seen here in red) after around two weeks of development - ...

A team of scientists from China has successfully created a miniature womb on a chip that mimics the complex environment of ...

Life begins with a single fertilized cell that gradually transforms into a multicellular organism. This process requires ...

The mystery of early embryonic communication is starting to be unraveled thanks to a new stem cell-based model.

Researchers at the Babraham Institute have ‘listened in’ to the communication between the embryo and the womb lining at the ...

A gene that turns on very early in embryonic development could be key to the formation of the placenta, which provides the developing fetus with what it needs to thrive during gestation. The placenta ...