MDI Biological Laboratory scientist identifies signaling underlying regeneration
Discovery in Salamanders by James W. Godwin, Ph.D., brings science closer to the development of regenerative medicine therapiesCredit: MDI Biological ...
Tag: Developmental/Reproductive Biology
How HIV infection shrinks the brain’s white matter
Researchers from Penn and CHOP detail the mechanism by which HIV infection blocks the maturation process of brain cells that ...
Coloring tumors reveals their bad influence
Credit: ©Yum/IMBA Studies on cancer are limited by the threshold at which cellular transformations become clinically detectable. However, the very ...
New study reveals how smoking during puberty can cause negative consequences in offspring
No Smoking Day 2021Credit: Eivind Senneset Smoking in early puberty in boys may have negative consequences for their future generations ...
Synthetic SPECIES developed for use as a confinable gene drive
Researchers create novel CRISPR-based fly species as a new method of controlling gene drive spreadCredit: Akbari lab, UC San Diego ...
Mass of human chromosomes measured for the first time
The mass of human chromosomes, which contain the instructions for life in nearly every cell of our bodies, has been ...
A new light-sheet microscopy unit enables an extended field of view and reduced photodamage
Contributing to embryogenesis and pathogenesis through long-term in vivo molecular imagingCredit: © Nature Communications A research group led by Takashi ...
Tiniest of moments proves key for baby’s healthy brain
Credit: Courtesy Dwyer Lab University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have shed new light on how our brains develop, ...
Mouse pups’ cries give clues about autism spectrum disorder
Machine learning is being applied to gauge which vocalizations are predictive of ASDCredit: The University of Texas Health Science Center ...
Seabirds face dire threats from climate change, human activity — especially in Northern Hemisphere
Credit: Ron LeValley Many seabirds in the Northern Hemisphere are struggling to breed -- and in the Southern Hemisphere, they ...
Conservation success leads to new challenges for endangered mountain gorillas
As gorilla population increases, so may their risk of infectious diseasesCredit: Gorilla Doctors A study published today in Scientific Reports ...
How do clownfish earn their stripes?
The distinctive white stripes in clownfish form at different rates depending on their sea anemone hosts, a PNAS study findsCredit: ...
Finer touch for tuning stem cell “fate” with substrates of varying stiffness
Quantitative control over localization of key proteins in mesenchymal stem cellsCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo ...
Telling up from down: How marine flatworms learn to sense gravity
Zoologists explore the mechanism and development of gravity-sensing ability in marine acoel flatwormsCredit: 2021 Okayama University All living organisms are ...