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

Scientists create a ‘mini-womb’ 3D model on a microfluidic chip which could lead to treatments for women affected by ...

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, yet progress in understanding and treating cardiac disorders is ...

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, yet progress in understanding and treating cardiac disorders is ...

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

Mechanical cues are key regulators of cardiac development, yet their role in organoid maturation remains underexplored. In a ...

Scientists have gotten an unprecedented look at how the human embryo implants in a uterus. They did this by creating very primitive, womb-like environments in the lab. "This is really important work ...

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

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

The pelvis is often called the keystone of upright movement. It helps explain how human ancestors left life on all fours ...

In its effort to correlate genomic structure with gene function, the 4D Nucleome Consortium (4DN), led by Job Dekker, Ph.D., ...

DNA doesn’t just sit still inside our cells — it folds, loops, and rearranges in ways that shape how genes behave.