Scientists find that close interactions between the mechanical properties of tissues and biochemical signalling between cells ...

Researchers confirm using zebrafish that if a certain gene is not excluded when vertebrate embryos are developing, the notochord will not elongate properly, resulting in a shortened form. Can a single ...

How does a tiny cluster of cells become an embryo with a head, trunk, and tail? And how do thousands of genes coordinate this development? A new imaging method makes it possible to visualize the ...

Striking new psychedelic videos give a glimpse into what living organisms look like during their earliest moments — and it took scientists years to capture. The videos are part of a new atlas of ...

Naturally occurring haploids are predominantly documented in plants; the first report dates to 1923, when haploid individuals were identified in the Jimson Weed. Haploidy also occurs in certain animal ...

A new advance in animal husbandry involving a popular aquarium fish should speed the pace of discovery in laboratory studies ...