Medicine & TechnologyA virus that infected animals hundreds of millions of years ago has now been found to play an important role in the development of the embryo. Find out more about it in this article.
Rarely, a baby developed outside the uterus for 29 weeks, challenging the typical location for ectopic pregnancies in fallopian tubes. Check out more details in this article.
A team of scientists investigated the formation of hammerhead shark’s flattened head by taking a look at its developing embryo. Find out more about it in this article.
Experts finally unveiled the role played by the yolk sac in human development which used to be limited by reliance on nonhuman model systems. Learn more about their findings in this article.
Fetal development starts from conception and goes on until the baby's delivery. The entire process is quite intricate and complicated. Read to learn more.
A study that focused on tweaking a specific gene during a chicken's embryonic stage demonstrated that this alteration led to permanent feathers growing on usually bald chicken feet. Read to learn more.
Separate studies performed on cynomolgus monkey allowed scientists to observe their embryo development outside of the living body. Find out more in this article.
Stay ahead of the curve in genetics research with the latest findings on gene activity in embryos and its potential to create designer babies. Learn about the impact on the future of medicine. Read on for more details.
The CDC says most abortions took place between five to nine weeks when the embryo is still not formed. Find out what happens during early pregnancy and learn how an embryo forms.
Israeli scientists created a synthetic version of the embryo with an intestinal tract, the beginning of a brain, and a beating heart using mouse stem cells. Read the article to know more.
Check out this bizarre small creature in Sydney that even biologists are having a hard time identifying. It also stumped social media users who offered their guesses on what could it be.
Chinese scientists recently claimed they have developed an artificial intelligence or AI nanny which can monitor and look after embryos as they develop into fetuses in an artificial womb setting.
Conjoined twins are two babies born physically connected with each other. Although many of them do not survive birth, some are also born and get to live until adulthood like the 19-year-old conjoined twins in India who just git their first job.
The most complete dinosaur embryos, an ancient infant that's tucked into a position that's unusually akin to the present time's unhatched chickens have recently been discovered.
University of Oxford and collaborators recently conducted a study that revealed new insights on gastrulation, a stage in early human development after the controversial 14-day period.