Scientists find that close interactions between the mechanical properties of tissues and biochemical signalling between cells ...

How does a tiny cluster of cells become an embryo with a head, trunk, and tail? And how do thousands of genes coordinate this development? A new imaging method makes it possible to visualize the ...

Hair, nails, and horns, all made up of keratin, are some of the hardest and most resilient structures in animals. Inside ...

Researchers confirm using zebrafish that if a certain gene is not excluded when vertebrate embryos are developing, the notochord will not elongate properly, resulting in a shortened form. Can a single ...

Embryonic development is one of the most dynamic biological processes in nature. Cells and tissues organize and reorganize ...

Striking new psychedelic videos give a glimpse into what living organisms look like during their earliest moments — and it took scientists years to capture. The videos are part of a new atlas of ...

Naturally occurring haploids are predominantly documented in plants; the first report dates to 1923, when haploid individuals were identified in the Jimson Weed. Haploidy also occurs in certain animal ...

A new advance in animal husbandry involving a popular aquarium fish should speed the pace of discovery in laboratory studies ...

Hair, nails, and horns, all made up of keratin, are some of the hardest and most resilient structures in animals. Inside zebrafish cells, keratin plays a distinct role, giving them the strength they ...