MRI scans of human fetuses in utero—here, between 27 and 29 weeks of gestation—show the development of the ... solve some of the mysteries of the fetal brain. At Detroit’s Wayne State ...

Over half of our genomes consists of thousands of remnants of ancient viral DNA, known as transposable elements, which are widespread across the tree of life. Once dismissed as the 'dark side' of the ...

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

A recent study mapping the brain before and after pregnancy could offer insights into postpartum mood disorders and uncover ...

Protein modifications are key to cell survival because they ensure they do what they are supposed to do in a healthy system.

A scientific team looks at the progress and challenges in the research and development of brain implants. New achievements in the field of this technology are seen as a source of hope for many ...

Zika virus, infamous for causing microcephaly, manipulates a host protein called ANKLE2 to assist its replication, which also ...

Nebraska’s K-12 schools would be required to teach students from elementary to high schools about human development under a ...

The synthetic mouse embryos only lasted for eight days, due to defects - but they reached the point where a brain ... development, a rare event which, while superficially looking like an embryo ...

The young embryo may survive this exposure, but brain development may be altered to varying degrees. The study published ...