Astronomers have observed primordial material that may be giving birth to three planetary systems around a binary star in unprecedented detail.
Astronomy
Mar 10, 2022
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Each of our cells contains about 40 million proteins that together perform all the tasks the cell needs to survive. For a smooth action, the right proteins must be concentrated in specific amounts, at a specific time and ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 7, 2022
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Researchers from the Babraham Institute have today published their latest work in the journal Cell Stem Cell describing a new subset of human embryonic stem cells that closely resemble the cells present at the genomic 'wake ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 24, 2022
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In two sets of procedures between October 2021 and February 2022 the BioRescue consortium created two new northern white embryos, bringing the total to 14. Oocytes (egg cells) were collected from northern white rhino Fatu ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 17, 2022
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Researchers have successfully used CRISPR-Cas9 to edit the genomes of the black-legged tick. To accomplish this feat, they developed an embryo injection protocol that overcame a major barrier in the field. The work appears ...
Biotechnology
Feb 15, 2022
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Steroid estrogens play an important role as embryos develop a sense of smell, new research shows.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 19, 2022
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The formation of the dorsal-ventral (DV) axis is one of the most important events during the early development of bilaterian animals. It is widely accepted that a conserved molecular logic (BMP2/4 and Chordin) regulates tissue ...
Evolution
Dec 28, 2021
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Scientists on Tuesday announced the discovery of an exquisitely preserved dinosaur embryo from at least 66 million years ago that was preparing to hatch from its egg just like a chicken.
Paleontology & Fossils
Dec 26, 2021
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A 72- to 66-million-year-old embryo found inside a fossilized dinosaur egg sheds new light on the link between the behavior of modern birds and dinosaurs, according to a new study.
Paleontology & Fossils
Dec 21, 2021
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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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