Developmental Biology

Large meta-analysis finds consistent evidence across epigenetic measures worldwide  more

The diversity of facial shapes in birds and mammals is due to variations in non-coding DNA sequences more

Researchers have discovered why amphibians regenerate limbs and mammals do not more

Study identifies the cellular origins of variation in human facial shapes more

A new study provides an explanation for why certain leukemia patients do not respond to therapy more

In Homo sapiens, facial growth stops at puberty more

A woman's egg cells are already formed in her body before she is born. However, with increasing age, DNA damage accumulates in the cells. Researchers have revealed why the cell’s own repair mechanisms do not fix this damage more

Stress hormones, often prescribed before premature delivery, affect the brain development of the embryo more

Lifelong vascular growth drives increase of blood cell production more

Mother plants determine the fate of hybrid seeds more

A look back at a year of research with many highlights more

Human eggs are missing an important protein, which acts as a molecular motor, as researchers have found out. Their findings open up new avenues for therapeutic approaches that could reduce chromosome segregation errors in human eggs. more

Fish are his passion. Alex Jordan wants to know why they do what they do. An interview with the behavioural biologist more

Fish hearts are genetically divided more

Scientists are developing cell-like lipid vesicles which can be populated with natural cell proteins more

High-resolution imaging provides new insights into the development of the human brain more

Although the dentition of the wedgefish appear designed to crush shellfish, it also eats stingrays more

It took 2000 years to successfully grow maize in northern climates more

Babies succeed much earlier than previously thought in assigning meanings to words and do not only perceive words as pure sound patterns more

The notch signal pathway could be the basis for new therapies for cardiovascular diseases more