Most people alive today carry fragments of Neanderthal DNA in their genome. Now scientists are gaining a more intimate ...

SAN DIEGO - In what researchers describe as a historic step toward de-extinction science, an international team of gen ...

For many years, researchers believed that the DNA inside a newly fertilized egg began as a structural ‘blank slate’ – a loose ...

Researchers at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) and Imperial College London have shown for the first time that, before they can start developing into egg and sperm cells, the embryonic ...

In human cells, DNA carries chemical or "epigenetic" marks that decide how genes will be used in different tissues. Yet in a ...

Leonard Zon, professor of stem cell and regenerative biology and Grousbeck Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, has been awarded the 2026 March of Dimes Richard B. Johnston Jr., MD Prize ...

Genomic Prediction, Inc., the frontrunner in advanced embryo screening, today announced the appointment of Santiago Munné, Ph ...

Using art as an entry point can help make the science of human embryology more accessible. “Art is a magnet for engagement ...

One of the defining features of human evolution is the steady expansion of our brains. New findings suggest this growth may be partly linked to higher levels of estrogen before birth. Surprisingly, a ...

Rowan University biology professor Natasha Shylo is exploring left-right asymmetry development with a grant from the National Institutes of Health.