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Videos of forming embryonic blood vessels reveal the presence of unusual cells and the unexpected role of a well-known gene in creating blood
Protein “brakes” that stay nerve cell pruning early on may malfunction in ALS and other disorders
How can damaged tissue be safely renewed?
How do cells fuse to form muscle fibers?
Weizmann Institute findings in mice may help explain how viral infection during pregnancy raises the risk of autism and schizophrenia in the...
How do neurons decide when to grow and when to stop growing?
Before anything else, a stem cell must first put the brakes on its “stem-cell” program
How does an oxygen-demanding biological process cope with low-oxygen conditions?
How do animal embryos take up all the calcium they need to build skeletons, shells or spines?
Factors that direct the formation of the heart and face must network during embryonic development