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An embryo is the early stage of development of a multicellular organism, or organisms that produce sexually. A newly developing human is often referred to as an embryo until the ninth week of conception, after which it is referred to as a fetus. Credit: Shutterstock
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JUL 18, 2016Videos
It may seem like sparks (the literal and figurative kind) only happen in the movies. But as it turns out, sparks are a r ...JUL 18, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Over 20 years ago researcher Didier Stainier found a zebrafish mutant he named cloche, after comparing the shape of the ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 13, 2016Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – July 13, 2016 – With the Rio Olympics just weeks away, many are wondering how Jamaican sprint ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JUN 29, 2016Videos
Scientists have found a clue to why one type of DNA is passed down to children via their mothers rather than fathers. It ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 16, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
For couples who have trouble conceiving naturally, assisted reproductive techniques like in vitro fertilization (IVF) ma ...JUN 16, 2016Videos
There are many dangers in the natural environment that tree-frog eggs have to face. Fish love to eat the eggs, as do oth ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 11, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The controversial new procedure to create “three-parent babies” could be approved and available by as early ...JUN 10, 2016Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR-Cas9 is the discovery that took the scientific community by storm, the technology of the century. In a new study ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 02, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondrial replacement therapy was hailed as a promising new way to overcome diseases passed down in the DNA of mitoc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 19, 2016Cardiology
As an embryonic stem cell pluripotency factor, Oct4 was previously thought to only be active in embryos, not in adults. ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 18, 2016Videos
Stem cells are important for research and have yielded many discoveries in several areas of medicine. Adult stem cells t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 11, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Scientists from Michigan State University are developing a system to read the genome like normal people read a book. Lik ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 14, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Chimeric organisms are ones that are made up of cells or tissues from more than one individual, most commonly thought of ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 06, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Better learn to embrace your fat cells, because scientists have found unprecedented, awesome new uses for these cells. U ...MAR 24, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
If you want to harness the full power of stem cells, all you might need is an eraser. Not an ordinary eraser, of course. ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 10, 2016Cardiology
Heart attacks have the potential to kill over a billion cells, and scientists are looking for the best way to replenish ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 10, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have found evidence that a lack of stem cells in the womb lining is causing thousands of women to suffer from ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 17, 2016Videos
Stem cells are not without controversy, but what cannot be doubted is their ability to heal at the cellular level and re ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 16, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Stem cells play one of the most important roles in regenerative biology and medicine. Researchers from the University of ...FEB 02, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In a historic, unprecedented move, UK national fertility regulators have given the green light for scientists to use the ...JAN 24, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
For women who have trouble conceiving naturally, assisted reproductive techniques like in vitro fertilization (IVF) can ...DEC 29, 2015Neuroscience
Brain injuries and neurodegenerative diseases are devastating to those who suffer them and incredibly complex for the do ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 28, 2015Plants & Animals
It can be hard when a family pet passes away – those cute animals that we cherish so dearly can’t stay with ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 09, 2015Plants & Animals
In vitro fertilization is a process where scientists join a sperm and and egg outside of the female’s body in a co ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
JUL 18, 2016
Videos
It may seem like sparks (the literal and figurative kind) only happen in the movies. But as it turns out, sparks are a r
...
JUL 18, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Over 20 years ago researcher Didier Stainier found a zebrafish mutant he named cloche, after comparing the shape of the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 13, 2016
Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – July 13, 2016 – With the Rio Olympics just weeks away, many are wondering how Jamaican sprint
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JUN 29, 2016
Videos
Scientists have found a clue to why one type of DNA is passed down to children via their mothers rather than fathers. It
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 16, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
For couples who have trouble conceiving naturally, assisted reproductive techniques like in vitro fertilization (IVF) ma
...
JUN 16, 2016
Videos
There are many dangers in the natural environment that tree-frog eggs have to face. Fish love to eat the eggs, as do oth
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 11, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The controversial new procedure to create “three-parent babies” could be approved and available by as early
...
JUN 10, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR-Cas9 is the discovery that took the scientific community by storm, the technology of the century. In a new study
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 02, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Mitochondrial replacement therapy was hailed as a promising new way to overcome diseases passed down in the DNA of mitoc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2016
Cardiology
As an embryonic stem cell pluripotency factor, Oct4 was previously thought to only be active in embryos, not in adults.
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 18, 2016
Videos
Stem cells are important for research and have yielded many discoveries in several areas of medicine. Adult stem cells t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 11, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists from Michigan State University are developing a system to read the genome like normal people read a book. Lik
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 14, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Chimeric organisms are ones that are made up of cells or tissues from more than one individual, most commonly thought of
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 06, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Better learn to embrace your fat cells, because scientists have found unprecedented, awesome new uses for these cells. U
...
MAR 24, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
If you want to harness the full power of stem cells, all you might need is an eraser. Not an ordinary eraser, of course.
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 10, 2016
Cardiology
Heart attacks have the potential to kill over a billion cells, and scientists are looking for the best way to replenish
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 10, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have found evidence that a lack of stem cells in the womb lining is causing thousands of women to suffer from
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 17, 2016
Videos
Stem cells are not without controversy, but what cannot be doubted is their ability to heal at the cellular level and re
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 16, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Stem cells play one of the most important roles in regenerative biology and medicine. Researchers from the University of
...
FEB 02, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a historic, unprecedented move, UK national fertility regulators have given the green light for scientists to use the
...
JAN 24, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
For women who have trouble conceiving naturally, assisted reproductive techniques like in vitro fertilization (IVF) can
...
DEC 29, 2015
Neuroscience
Brain injuries and neurodegenerative diseases are devastating to those who suffer them and incredibly complex for the do
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 28, 2015
Plants & Animals
It can be hard when a family pet passes away – those cute animals that we cherish so dearly can’t stay with
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 09, 2015
Plants & Animals
In vitro fertilization is a process where scientists join a sperm and and egg outside of the female’s body in a co
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard