Researchers track DNA modifications and gene expression in stem cells as they differentiate.
Researchers track DNA modifications and gene expression in stem cells as they differentiate.
Fossilized skeletal remains of the hominid Australopithecus sediba add to the puzzle of human evolution.
Plastic bones and organs based on CT scans could educate students or prepare surgeons to perform complicated operations.
Satellites of the Golgi apparatus generate the microtubules used to grow outer dendrite branches in Drosophila neurons.
Microarrays help keep induced pluripotent stem cell lines in check, from start to finish.
Flies turning blue help researchers link the deterioration of the intestinal barrier to age-related death.
Tooth-like structures on the skin of a South American fish might serve as high-velocity water-flow detectors.
Drosophila insulin-like peptides (dILPs) regulate part of the signaling pathway that helps keep organs growing in proportion during development.
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During development, communication between organs determines their relative final size.