Scientists have captured the first instance of an early stage embryo forming, which could help solve the 'mystery' of how congenital birth defects start in humans. Australian researchers watched ...

Researchers at Helmholtz Munich and LMU reveal how transposable elements – ancient viral DNA remnants – reactivate during ...

As division continues, some cells divide into the growing mass, distinguishing cells that form the embryo (epiblast) from those that form the placenta (trophectoderm). Further cell divisions lead to ...

But that’s the point at which a fertility clinic will be presenting you with an agreement about what to do with any leftover frozen embryos. Read that form carefully. You may be fortunate enough ...

How cells utilize electric fields to guide their migration during embryonic development. As an embryo develops, cells ...

Fresh embryo transfer may be a better option than use of frozen embryos for women with a low chance of having a healthy baby by vitro fertilisation (IVF), suggests a trial from China published by The ...

Clumps of embryonic stem cells given one brief molecular stimulation start arranging themselves in a way that resembles a mouse embryo, down to the timing of when the cells switch on particular ...