Editor’s Choice in Developmental Biology
Stretching muscle cells as they grow helps promote the expression of growth factors.
An investigation into a polar bear scientist’s suspension raises more questions than it answers.
A new microfluidics chip lets researchers analyze the nucleic acids of 300 individual cells simultaneously.
Most of the GOP presidential candidates would limit federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research.
Healthy mice are born from germ cell precursors grown in vitro.
The bill to raise the debt ceiling and reduce the deficit would slash billions of dollars for basic scientific and medical research.
Sequencing the DNA of individual neurons is a way to dissect the genes underlying major neurological and psychological disorders.
The US government created a sham vaccination campaign to get DNA from the world’s top terrorist, threatening legitimate vaccination programs in the developing world.
The neural nexus of the circadian clock shows signs of functional decline as mice age, providing clues as to why sleep patterns tend to change as people grow older.