The team observed the emergence of the three-dimensional embryo-like structures under a microscope in the lab. These started producing blood (seen here in red) after around two weeks of development - ...

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

Stem-cell models provide evidence that viral DNA sequences that entered the human genome in the past were repurposed to aid early stages of embryonic development. Sherif Khodeer is in the Department ...

Life begins with a single fertilized cell that gradually transforms into a multicellular organism. This process requires ...