For decades, scientists believed a fertilized egg’s DNA began as a shapeless mass, only organizing itself once the embryo switched on its genes. But new research reveals that the genome is already ...

For decades, scientists viewed the genome of a newly fertilized egg as a structural "blank slate"—a disordered tangle of DNA waiting for the embryo to wake up and start reading its own genetic ...

The structures that UpNano produces in the 3D printer are so small that they are recognizable neither with the naked eye nor with a strong optical microscope. Only under a scanning electron microscope ...

How does DNA structure itself from the very first moments of life? A team of researchers has just observed that DNA adopts a defined three-dimensional architecture much more rapidly than ...

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 ...

C, a tool that helps reveal the genome's structure during the first days of life.

Figure 1. Conceptual visualization of additive manufacturing-enabled IVF workflows used in advanced embryo screening. Anthony Palumbo and Charles Goulding examine how additive manufacturing is ...

Dr Jitesh Neupane discusses his hematoids model and opportunities to study childhood blood disorders and future stem cell therapies.

You will be redirected to our submission process. DRAFT Reproductive success depends on precisely coordinated molecular and cellular signaling across sperm function, oocyte maturation, fertilization, ...

Sometimes the best secrets are the ones hiding in plain sight, and Alabama has been keeping a doozy from most of the world.

The free Human Organ Atlas gives users an up-close-and-personal look at 56 human organs.