Fetal development is a critical stage with effects that can last throughout life. Yet, identifying the effects of maternal ...

In science, ethical guidelines ensure that research takes place in a way that respects public trust and is conducted ...

With weMERFISH, the MERFISHEYES atlas and the integration of live imaging, researchers now have a new tool at their disposal.

A new study suggests higher ultra-processed food intake may be linked to poorer fertility outcomes in men and subtle changes ...

Can maternal stress harm a fetus? New research quantifying the Fukushima disaster's psychological impact shows that radiation ...

A lot happens in the first month of human embryo development as a single cell morphs into multitudes. Yet despite its significance, this period is basically a “black box” to researchers, says stem ...

Descriptions of the embryo go back at least to the time of Aristotle, but it has only been since the late 19 th century and early 20 th century that advances in experimental approaches allowed ...

A system which replicates the womb lining (endometrium) with high biological fidelity has been developed by researchers at the Babraham Institute and used to listen in to the communication that ...