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

Holligan’s embryo is far from the only one in this peculiar limbo. Millions—or potentially tens of millions—of embryos ...

Over half of our genomes consists of thousands of remnants of ancient viral DNA, known as transposable elements, which are ...

Feeling extremely tired and exhausted is a common symptom of early pregnancy, due to the increased levels of progesterone and the body's effort to support the growing embryo. Frequent urination is ...

Scientists could use cloned human embryos to create any type of 'spare part' body tissue, such as skin, muscle, nerve or brain cells. If scientists can direct the growth of embryonic cells ...

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

For a lot of people, embryos are not just balls of cells. They hold the potential for life, after all. Some people see them ...

New Delhi, DNA from ancient viruses that form a part of the human genome may be contributing in the early development of an embryo in the womb, according to a study. Ancient viral DNA, also called ...

Scientists very rarely get access to most sharks, the development of their young or the nursery grounds where they grow. So seeing a hammerhead shark (Sphyrna tiburo) embryo, halfway through its ...