A new discovery by researchers challenges our current understanding of gastrulation, the most important stage of early embryonic development. When the zygote, or the fertilised egg, starts to develop, ...

Despite being an essential developmental process, the understanding of human embryonic genome activation is limited, owing to the lack of in vitro cell models and ethical concerns. To advance ...

Research shows how the curved shape of a zebrafish egg sets cell division timing, gene activation, and early cell fate ...

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

The onset of embryo-specific gene transcription, also known as embryonic genome activation (EGA), is a crucial step in the developmental journey of an organism. Although EGA has been studied to some ...

Researchers have discovered a key transition in early embryonic development is facilitated by decreasing levels of a viral protein inserted into the DNA of our early animal ancestors. Researchers at ...

Described in a paper in the journal Cell, the model allows scientists to study interactions between the womb and embryo, and ...

You are the product of metamorphosis. During the third week of your embryonic existence, fateful genetic choices were made that began to transform a tiny ball of identical stem cells into a complex ...

From the moment an embryo starts to take shape, two-way communication is critical for making sure tissues and organs develop correctly.