In the mouse developing embryo, she previously demonstrated a bias at the two-cell stage: one cell contributed more to fetal tissue and the other to the placenta. 4 “We know so little about the very ...

Prior to this latest development, research into the human ZGA was limited to human embryos at a later stage of growth, under stringent UK regulations. This meant that early ZGA research had to be ...

Early embryo development involves dramatic changes in epigenetic and transcriptional landscapes. How are these changes orchestrated in early human development? How is the oocyte reprogrammed to a ...

Stem cell-derived embryo models offer insights into ... Transcriptomic analysis of monosomy X (45,X) tissues during early human fetal development provides insight into sex chromosome gene dosage ...

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For the first time, scientists at the Francis Crick Institute have successfully developed human stem cell models that include a functional notochord—a crucial tissue in embryonic development ...

The fact that many human embryos die at an early stage of development (pre-implantation) provides no evidence whatsoever for the proposition that they are not embryonic human beings — no more ...

Chinese scientists have made a significant leap in understanding the human brain's complex structure, revealing the intrinsic ...

In May 2008 a cross-party attempt to ban hybrid human animal embryos was defeated on a free vote in the House of Commons, by 336 to 176. MPs had been debating the Human Fertilisation and ...

About 12% of pregnancies begin as multiples, but fewer than 2% reach full term. Vanishing Twin Syndrome occurs when one ...

While the exterior of vertebrate bodies appears bilaterally symmetrical, internal organ positioning and morphology frequently exhibit left-right (L-R) asymmetries. In several vertebrates, including ...