Scientists have uncovered a new way embryonic cells divide when conventional mechanisms fail. Cell division underpins all ...

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

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

Research shows how the curved shape of a zebrafish egg sets cell division timing, gene activation, and early cell fate ...

Cell division is an essential process for all life on earth, yet the exact mechanisms by which cells divide during early ...

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

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

When scientists talk about laboratory stem cells being totipotent or pluripotent, they mean that the cells have the potential, like an embryo, to develop into any type of tissue in the body. What ...

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

Most people have heard of stem cells. They are often described as "miracle" cells –ones that can grow into any other type of cell in our bodies, promising revolutionary medical treatments. However, ...