Study reveals pivotal RNA modification in mouse embryos
RNA, specifically mRNA, has enjoyed a bit of publicity recently as the main component of the COVID-19 vaccines.
Cell & Microbiology
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News tagged with embryo cells
Researchers discover embryonic origins of adult pluripotent stem cells
Stem cells are a biological wonder. They can repair, restore, replace, and regenerate cells. In most animals and humans these cells are limited to regenerating only the cell type they are assigned to. So, hair stem cells ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 8, 2022
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Creating a mouse embryo from stem cells to learn more about the mammalian development process
A team of researchers at the California Institute of Technology, working with one colleague from The Francis Crick Institute and another from the University of Cambridge, both in the U.K., has developed a way to grow mouse ...
Genes are switched on in the human embryo from the get-go
The finding that some genes are active from the get-go challenges the textbook view that genes don't become active in human embryos until they are made up of four-to-eight cells, two or three days after fertilization.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 21, 2021
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Embryonic cells sense stiffness in order to form the face
Cells in the developing embryo can sense the stiffness of other cells around them, which is key to them moving together to form the face and skull, finds a new study by UCL researchers.
Molecular & Computational biology
Dec 8, 2021
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Researchers generate human-monkey chimeric embryos
Investigators in China and the United States have injected human stem cells into primate embryos and were able to grow chimeric embryos for a significant period of time—up to 20 days. The research, despite its ethical concerns, ...
Biotechnology
Apr 15, 2021
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Scientists create model of an early human embryo from skin cells
In a discovery that will revolutionize research into the causes of early miscarriage, infertility and the study of early human development—an international team of scientists led by Monash University in Melbourne, Australia ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 17, 2021
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Embryonic development in a petri dish: 3-D cell culturing technique could replace mouse embryos
By growing mouse stem cells in a special gel, a Berlin research team succeeded in producing structures similar to parts of an embryo. The trunk-like structures develop the precursors for neural, bone, cartilage and muscle ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 10, 2020
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Pituitary puzzle gets a new piece, revising evolutionary history
A new USC-led study suggests a change to the developmental—and evolutionary—story of the pituitary gland.
Evolution
Oct 22, 2020
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Key control mechanism allows cells to form tissues and anatomical structures in the developing embryo
Under a microscope, the first few hours of every multicellular organism's life seem incongruously chaotic. After fertilization, a once tranquil single-celled egg divides again and again, quickly becoming a visually tumultuous ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 1, 2020
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