An international team of experts in embryology and bioethics has published the first white paper on the use of embryonic ...

Scientists are exploring ways to mimic the origins of human life without two fundamental components: sperm and egg. They are coaxing clusters of stem cells – programmable cells that can transform into ...

The discovery of a gene essential to early embryonic development sheds light on the preliminary stages of human placenta formation. A team led by scientists from the University of California San Diego ...

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 - ...

A University of California, Riverside study reports that cells in the earliest stages of human development could be susceptible to infection by SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, offering new insight ...

Two new breakthroughs show how hard it is to know when the world has changed.

New research tracks how cells prepare gene regulatory decisions that will define their fate during the earliest stages of ...

Stem cells are precursors of a variety of different cells: They can turn into anything from blood to bone to muscle. Human blood stem cells, known as hematopoietic stem cells, are the forerunners of ...

University of Cambridge scientists have used human stem cells to create three-dimensional embryo-like structures that replicate certain aspects of very early human development - including the ...

Entrepreneur Cathy Tie, often called “Biotech Barbie” has launched a new startup, Origin Genomics, following the closure of her previous firm, Manhattan Genomics, earlier this year.Tie remains focused ...