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Brain shapes normal body patterning much earlier than previously thought

The brain plays an active and essential role much earlier than previously thought, according to new research from Tufts University scientists which shows that long before movement or other behaviors occur, the brain of an embryonic frog influences muscle and nerve development and protects the embryo from agents that cause developmental defects.

25 Sep 2017

Scientists use genome editing to understand role of a gene key to human embryonic development

Researchers have used a genome-editing technique to elucidate the role of a gene that is key to human embryonic development.

21 Sep 2017

Study overturns common belief about how proteins regulate formation of sensory interneurons

A recent study led by Samantha Butler at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA has overturned a common belief about how a certain class of proteins in the spinal cord regulate the formation of nervous system cells -- called neurons -- during embryonic development.

19 Sep 2017

Heidelberg researchers gain new insights into formation of blood vessels

New insights into the development of the vascular system: researchers in the team of Dr Carmen Ruiz de Almodóvar of the Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center have discovered a crucial biological step that regulates the formation of blood vessels.

15 Sep 2017

Researchers identify new in-utero treatment to reverse cleft palate in mouse models

Researchers at University of Utah Health clarified a molecular pathway responsible for the formation of cleft palate and identified a new treatment to reverse this defect in mouse pups in-utero.

13 Sep 2017

Phthalate levels in expectant fathers influence sperm epigenetics, study suggests

Early results from a larger, ongoing study led by environmental health scientist Richard Pilsner at the University of Massachusetts Amherst suggest that phthalate levels in expectant fathers have an effect on couples' reproductive success via epigenetic modifications of sperm DNA.

12 Sep 2017

Researchers uncover new structural information on laminin-integrin interaction

While you are what you eat, cells are what they touch. The cells with which it interacts will determine a cell's function, shape, and in some cases even identity.

11 Sep 2017

Pfizer receives FDA approval for new therapy to treat adults and children with AML

Pfizer Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved MYLOTARG (gemtuzumab ozogamicin) for adults with newly diagnosed CD33-positive acute myeloid leukemia (AML), and adults and children 2 years and older with relapsed or refractory CD33-positive AML.

1 Sep 2017

New discovery suggests choanos ‘eavesdrop’ on bacteria to regulate their life history

To the surprise of scientists, bacteria can act as an aphrodisiac for one-celled marine organisms notable for being the closest living relative of all animals.

1 Sep 2017

Scientists question CRISPR human embryo editing claims

A paper published in the journal Nature on the 2nd August described how a gene editing tool CRISPR could be used to correct a genetic mutation that leads to a heart condition. This team had performed the genetic editing on the gene sequences in dozens of viable human embryos to attempt to prevent a genetic heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

31 Aug 2017

Scientists identify novel role for retrotransposons in shaping embryonic chromatin landscape

Retrotransposons are repetitive elements that form almost half of the mammalian genome. Even though they are so common, they have previously been considered to be fairly insignificant.

30 Aug 2017

New imaging technique can help assess quality of early-stage embryos

Researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, led by the University of Adelaide, have successfully developed an advanced new imaging technique, which can help assess the quality of early-stage embryos.

29 Aug 2017

Mammal embryos discard paternal mitochondria within days of fertilization, new study shows

Mammal embryos shed paternal mitochondria within days of fertilization, perhaps to ensure the offspring a healthy life, a new study shows.

29 Aug 2017

Study shows previously unknown dimension of lymphangiogenesis during worm infection

Lymph nodes are small, kidney-shaped organs found throughout the body. Full of immune cells, their function is to clear out foreign objects and support the immune system.

28 Aug 2017

Study examines link between flame retardants and pregnancy outcomes in women undergoing fertility treatments

Women with higher urinary concentrations of a common type of flame retardant had reduced likelihood of clinical pregnancy and live birth than those with lower concentrations, according to researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

26 Aug 2017

Study reveals impact of flame retardants on reduced clinical pregnancy outcomes

A study conducted by a team of researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has found that for women with an increased concentration of a common type of flame retardant in their urine, there is a decreased possibility of clinical pregnancy as well as live birth when compared to those with a lower concentration.

25 Aug 2017

Embryo News and Research

Brain shapes normal body patterning much earlier than previously thought

Scientists use genome editing to understand role of a gene key to human embryonic development

Study overturns common belief about how proteins regulate formation of sensory interneurons

Heidelberg researchers gain new insights into formation of blood vessels

Researchers identify new in-utero treatment to reverse cleft palate in mouse models

Phthalate levels in expectant fathers influence sperm epigenetics, study suggests

Researchers uncover new structural information on laminin-integrin interaction

Pfizer receives FDA approval for new therapy to treat adults and children with AML

New discovery suggests choanos ‘eavesdrop’ on bacteria to regulate their life history

Scientists question CRISPR human embryo editing claims

Scientists identify novel role for retrotransposons in shaping embryonic chromatin landscape

New imaging technique can help assess quality of early-stage embryos

Mammal embryos discard paternal mitochondria within days of fertilization, new study shows

Study shows previously unknown dimension of lymphangiogenesis during worm infection

Study examines link between flame retardants and pregnancy outcomes in women undergoing fertility treatments

Study reveals impact of flame retardants on reduced clinical pregnancy outcomes

Long non-coding RNAs could represent novel male infertility drug targets

Researchers uncover mechanism that explains hindlimb positioning in tetrapod evolution

NIH researchers unravel how male, female mouse embryos acquire sex-specific reproductive systems

Research shows how glutamine plays role in regulating cellular differentiation programs

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

How microplastics and bacteria interact to drive antibiotic resistance

Single-cell proteomics: Revealing proteome diversity from cellular heterogeneity to non-canonical biology

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