Developmental/Reproductive Biology

A global research collaborative including Medical University of South Carolina investigators report in today's Science Translational Medicine that defects in the primary cilia of the developing fetus can cause mitral valve prolapse later in…
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Credit: Adapted from Anal. Chem. 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b01395 Preterm birth (PTB) -- defined as birth before the 37th week of gestation -- is the leading complication of pregnancy. If doctors had a simple, accurate and…
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Results of new study could lead to better interventions, address large research gapCredit: University of Vermont Tests that assess vocabulary among individuals with the severest forms of autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, are notoriously…
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New DNA-nanotechnology-based method enhances nucleic acid analysis in cells and tissues, enabling parallel detection of many targets with high sensitivity and tunability and at low costsCredit: HMS Genetics Department and Blavatnik…
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Mothers' presence influences the reproductive success of their adult sonsCredit: © Martin Surbeck, Kokolopori Bonobo Research "This is the first time that we can show the impact of the mother's presence on a very important male…
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Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia New funding is enabling Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers to develop new approaches to potentially help people with Prader-Willi syndrome, a devastating and incurable…
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Team of biologists, engineers and physicists uncover origins of precise cellular reproductionCredit: Jun Lab, UC San Diego Working with bacteria, a multidisciplinary team at the University of California San Diego has provided new…
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Newly published research articles demonstrate numerous innovative features to the benefit of readers, authors and all other usersCredit: ARPHA and Herpetozoa Published since 1988 by the Austrian Herpetological Society (ÖGH,…
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New FSU study shows psychological concept underpins mating choicesCredit: Bruce Palmer/FSU Photography Services TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- When it comes to choosing a mate, female guppies often go for the mates with the flashiest,…
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A discovery of how stem cells are protected from viruses could inform the development of therapies for use in medicine, research suggests. The finding could help research aimed at boosting the immune response of stem cells - early stage…
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Credit: (c) 2019 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, May 14, 2019--A new, prospective study provides evidence that "early term" infants (those born at 37-38 weeks) are less likely than full-term infants to be…
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Mysterious larvae found in Panama's two oceansCredit: Credit: Michael Boyle Under the microscope, sea water reveals the larval stages of little-known marine creatures called phoronids (horseshoe worms), but finding their parents is another…
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A study led by Hiroshima University finds that nuclear membrane protein Lem2 acts as a valve to control the size of the nucleus, keeping it in proportion to the size of the cellCredit: From the paper: Nuclear membrane protein Lem2 regulates…
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Credit: Dr Hiromi Takahashi of the Kuroda laboratory. If you look at a snail's shell, the chances are it will coil to the right. But, occasionally, you might find an unlucky one that twists in the opposite direction - as fans of…
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