Researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University have produced fertile adult mice from embryos constructed entirely with male ...

Exposure to alcohol during the first weeks of embryonic development changes gene activity and cellular metabolism. In ...

Fusion genes, arising from abnormal chromosomal rearrangements, are gaining recognition as pivotal players in cancer ...

A team of scientists at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) has uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that ...

Fusion genes, arising from abnormal chromosomal rearrangements, are gaining recognition as pivotal players in cancer ...

Fusion genes, arising from abnormal chromosomal rearrangements, are gaining recognition as pivotal players in cancer ...

To the Point. Ancient origin: MN1 is an ancient gene that underwent structural changes at the origin of vertebrates; Integration: MN1 integrated to ancient molecular machinery and fuelled the origin ...

During embryonic development, thousands of cells divide and move collectively to sculpt the main body axes. Understanding the mechanisms that coordinate this collective behavior remains a ...

How cell fate decisions are made is a fundamental question in developmental biology. Recent analyses of the first two fate decisions in mammalian embryogenesis illustrate the potential interplay ...

Researchers have studied gene expression dynamics during metamorphosis in two species of flies. Published in the Genome ...

There are huge gaps in what we know about sperm, from how they navigate to why sperm counts are tumbling. The BBC unravels why we know so little about this perplexing cell.