By examining genetic clues that linger in adult cells, scientists have now gained surprising insights into the developmental ...

When do peripheral nerves develop? Researchers used "mosaic barcodes" to prove that neural crest cells commit to their ...

The next surprise was that human organoids just kept growing. Mouse organoids were done with making neurons within nine days.

Millions of neurons branch throughout our bodies, keeping them in close communication with our brains. This peripheral network begins to take shape ...

New research from Duke University and Boston University suggests that cannabis use in men may alter sperm DNA in ways that increase the risk of miscarriage and affect early embryo development. The ...

Their findings, recently reported in the journal Nature, overturn longstanding assumptions in developmental biology and could ...

By enforcing a ‘sex test’ for athletes, the International Olympic Committee has reignited the debate about what a ‘level ...

MIT Technology Review discovered that the stealth startup’s founder John Schloendorn also pitched a startling, medically graphic, and ethically charged vision for what he's called “brainless clones” ...

The human body is full of evolutionary compromises. The loss of the tail may be one of the clearest examples of how change ...

A US study found that a Food is Medicine programme improved food literacy in rural adults with type 2 diabetes who were uninsured. Participants showed better scores after classes focused on meal ...

A new study demonstrated that introducing neurons into Xenopus-derived biobots led to the self-organization of active neural ...