Scientists found that fruit fly embryos can develop through multiple genetic paths, not just one. This challenges traditional ideas.

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

A new study from EMBL Barcelona researchers shows that metabolic activities selectively modulate the segmentation clock, ...

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 ...

Is there only one optimal configuration an organism can reach during evolution? Is there a single formula that describes the ...

Old viral DNA, once thought to be gone forever, is reactivated in mammalian embryos, with each species showing unique ...

The development of an animal embryo, from a small cluster of cells to a multicellular organism, might also have been ...

Female infertility is a complex issue that can arise from various genetic factors affecting oocyte maturation, fertilization, and early embryonic development. Recent research has identified ...

The inherited mutated gene WNT9B, which functions normally in embryonic prostate development, increases risk of adult prostate cancer, according to a new study.

A study of men with a family history of prostate cancer has discovered an inherited form of prostate cancer. The inherited ...