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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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NOV 03, 2017Videos
Pigs have to be plumped up for slaughter, but overdoing it makes raising them very expensive. A fat pig needs more help ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 03, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Smoke from factories, incinerators, and cigarette smoke contains chemicals that can disrupt the crucial early stages of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 11, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Many women in their early pregnancies are hesitant to take medications for fear that they may endanger their baby. Howev ...AUG 19, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New work is upending an old theory about the development of sex-specific mammalian reproductive systems.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 11, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
One way to help the many people that wait on transplant lists for an available organ would be to grow new ones. New work ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 04, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
There are still aspects of pregnancy and childbirth that continue to baffle the most experienced doctors. The most recen ...AUG 03, 2017Cardiology
Using in vitro fertilization (IVF), scientists are introducing genetic editing machinery into egg and sperm cells to pre ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 02, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have made a breakthrough by successfully repairing a deleterious genetic mutation in a human embryo that cau ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 23, 2017Health & Medicine
In celebration of 4 decades of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) here's a roundup of 6 cutting edge technologies in ...Written By: Liat Ben-SeniorJUL 22, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Mammalian development is a wonder of nature, but there has been debate about how the process is orchestrated. New work s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 21, 2017Videos
Get a basic overview of stem cells, and how they are created for research, from this video by the Gladstone Institute. S ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 20, 2017Plants & Animals
The northern white rhino is quickly hurtling towards extinction. For many years. animal poachers plinked them off one-by ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 11, 2017Health & Medicine
Even in remission, cancer looms. Former cancer patients and their doctors are always on alert for metastatic tumors. Now ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JUN 29, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has revealed the patterning the underlies the correct development of complicated neuronal circuitry.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 27, 2017Videos
Your body may look nearly symmetrical on the outside, but on the inside it is anything but! Most of our vital organs are ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 22, 2017Plants & Animals
Almost anyone that thinks of sea turtles immediately begins to think about endangered animal species, and that’s b ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 16, 2017Plants & Animals
When you’re a fisherman, chances are you’ll come across some interesting things every so often when you reel ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 11, 2017Videos
Floating inside of the cytoplasm are mitochondria, the proverbial "powerhouse of the cell." These organelles also carry ...JUN 06, 2017Health & Medicine
Treating the heart after the damage has already been done is difficult, but it’s the only option when a sudden hea ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 02, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Research investigating how brown fat impacts metabolism has been hampered by the lack of a good model.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 27, 2017Plants & Animals
Portuguese researchers recently made a breakthrough discovery while they were studying a particular fish known as Squali ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 23, 2017Cardiology
The human heart begins to beat four weeks into pregnancy, which means that cardiac valve defects develop as early as fou ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 21, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New research investigated how our enteric nervous system is organized.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 13, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
It has been known for some time that folic acid is vital to a healthy pregnancy, although researchers have been unsure e ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2017
Videos
Pigs have to be plumped up for slaughter, but overdoing it makes raising them very expensive. A fat pig needs more help
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Smoke from factories, incinerators, and cigarette smoke contains chemicals that can disrupt the crucial early stages of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Many women in their early pregnancies are hesitant to take medications for fear that they may endanger their baby. Howev
...
AUG 19, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work is upending an old theory about the development of sex-specific mammalian reproductive systems.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
One way to help the many people that wait on transplant lists for an available organ would be to grow new ones. New work
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
There are still aspects of pregnancy and childbirth that continue to baffle the most experienced doctors. The most recen
...
AUG 03, 2017
Cardiology
Using in vitro fertilization (IVF), scientists are introducing genetic editing machinery into egg and sperm cells to pre
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 02, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have made a breakthrough by successfully repairing a deleterious genetic mutation in a human embryo that cau
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 23, 2017
Health & Medicine
In celebration of 4 decades of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) here's a roundup of 6 cutting edge technologies in
...
Written By:
Liat Ben-Senior
JUL 22, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Mammalian development is a wonder of nature, but there has been debate about how the process is orchestrated. New work s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 21, 2017
Videos
Get a basic overview of stem cells, and how they are created for research, from this video by the Gladstone Institute. S
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 20, 2017
Plants & Animals
The northern white rhino is quickly hurtling towards extinction. For many years. animal poachers plinked them off one-by
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 11, 2017
Health & Medicine
Even in remission, cancer looms. Former cancer patients and their doctors are always on alert for metastatic tumors. Now
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JUN 29, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has revealed the patterning the underlies the correct development of complicated neuronal circuitry.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2017
Videos
Your body may look nearly symmetrical on the outside, but on the inside it is anything but! Most of our vital organs are
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 22, 2017
Plants & Animals
Almost anyone that thinks of sea turtles immediately begins to think about endangered animal species, and that’s b
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 16, 2017
Plants & Animals
When you’re a fisherman, chances are you’ll come across some interesting things every so often when you reel
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 11, 2017
Videos
Floating inside of the cytoplasm are mitochondria, the proverbial "powerhouse of the cell." These organelles also carry
...
JUN 06, 2017
Health & Medicine
Treating the heart after the damage has already been done is difficult, but it’s the only option when a sudden hea
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 02, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Research investigating how brown fat impacts metabolism has been hampered by the lack of a good model.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 27, 2017
Plants & Animals
Portuguese researchers recently made a breakthrough discovery while they were studying a particular fish known as Squali
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 23, 2017
Cardiology
The human heart begins to beat four weeks into pregnancy, which means that cardiac valve defects develop as early as fou
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 21, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research investigated how our enteric nervous system is organized.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 13, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
It has been known for some time that folic acid is vital to a healthy pregnancy, although researchers have been unsure e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch