By tracking the fate of individual embryonic stem cells, researchers have found that endoderm cells—early embryonic cells ...

Pregnant women rely on a balanced diet and supplements to deliver proper nutrients to their babies, to ensure they grow ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have developed a new stem cell model of the mature human amniotic sac, which replicates development of the tissues supporting the embryo from two to four ...

Mice bred in a germ-free environment were compared to those bred in an environment colonized with germs, and the latter were ...

The earliest days after fertilization, once a sperm cell meets an egg, are shrouded in scientific mystery. The process of how a humble single cell becomes an organism fascinates scientists across ...

The Virtual Human Development Consortium (VHD) — an international group led by scientists at U of T and the University of ...