Tag: Developmental/Reproductive Biology

July 28, 2020

A new collaboration advances Evo-Devo, the fields of evolution and developmentCredit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Evolutionary and developmental biologist ...

Same-day IUD placements hard to come by in Ohio, study finds

Researchers: Obstacle to reproductive care could lead to unintended pregnanciesCredit: The Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Though same-day access ...

Molecular cause underlying rare genetic disorder revealed

Credit: Virginia Tech Virginia Tech scientists have revealed how a nonfunctioning version of an ordinary gene impairs brain structure and ...

Overweight and obesity are associated with a low sperm quality

Is a systematic review and meta-analysis of all the studies published to date. These results suggest that overweight/obesity prevention should ...

Researcher studying the mechanics of breathing in adult survivors of preterm birth

With a three-year R15 grant of more than $432,000 from the National Institutes of Health, Duke is studying the underlying ...

How the zebrafish got its stripes

Animal patterns are a source of endless fascination, and now researchers at the University Bath have worked out how zebrafish ...

‘Self-eating’ process of stem cells may be the key to new regenerative therapies

July 23, 2020

Penn study uncovers new roles of autophagy in stem cell renewal and differentiationCredit: Alex Tokarev PHILADELPHIA--The self-eating process in embryonic ...

Complex developmental patterns are under the control of surprisingly simple signals

July 23, 2020

Princeton researchers discover that multiple early developmental programs in the fly are governed by different thresholds of Ras/Erk signalingCredit: Johnson ...

Novel ‘on-off’ switch discovered in plant defenses

Protective mechanism paves the way to improved plant disease resistance and food stabilityCredit: Huffaker Lab, UC San Diego To ensure ...

Discovery of novel autoantibody that is a major risk factor for recurrent pregnancy loss

Credit: Kobe University A research group centered around Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine's Professor YAMADA Hideto and Associate Professor ...

Cells communicate by doing the ‘wave’

Kyoto University reverse engineers cellular mechano-chemical feedback systemCredit: Kyoto University Kyoto, Japan -- Cells work around the clock to deliver, ...

Keeping pinto beans away from the dark side

Credit: Juan Osorno Pinto beans are good for us. They are nutritious, packed with protein and fiber. They also contain ...

How the regulator is regulated — Insight into immune-related protein holds therapeutic value

July 21, 2020

Scientists unravel how the immune checkpoint protein PD-L2 is regulated, which has potential implications in immune therapyCredit: Tokyo University of ...

Identification of distinct loci for de novo DNA methylation by DNMT3A and DNMT3B during mammalian development