developmental biology

Cut off a newt’s tail or a leg, or remove a lens from its eye, and it grows back. However, whether newts can continue to do this throughout their lives, or lose the ability as they get older, has remained a mystery. 

Tagging antibodies with rare earth metals instead of fluorescent molecules turns a veteran technique into a high-throughput powerhouse.

A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research

Researchers studying differences in how individuals respond to stress are finding that genes are malleable and environments can be deterministic.

In an essay entitled "Nurture, Nature, and the Stress That is Life," neurobiologists Darlene Francis and Daniela Kaufer envision a future where science moves past the nature vs. nurture debate in considering differences in human behavioral responses to stress.

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Stretching muscle cells as they grow helps promote the expression of growth factors.

A new microfluidics chip lets researchers analyze the nucleic acids of 300 individual cells simultaneously.

Healthy mice are born from germ cell precursors grown in vitro.

Sequencing the DNA of individual neurons is a way to dissect the genes underlying major neurological and psychological disorders.

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.

A 16-year-long newt study finds that regeneration remains efficient with repetition and age.

A snapshot of the most highly ranked articles in developmental biology and related areas, from Faculty of 1000.

Ivan Martin talks about the promise of using cell-based therapies to regenerate joint cartilage.

In addition to its relationship to a variety of diseases, the length ratio of the second and fourth fingers also correlates with stretched penile length in men.

Editor's choice in developmental biology

Two sisters—Kate, a developmental biologist, and Helen, a high-end fashion designer—team up to develop a couture collection inspired by the first 1,000 hours of embryonic life. 

Is DNA damage an inevitable consequence of epigenetic reprogramming?

Postdoc forced to leave position after questioning the reproducibility of advisor's data.

Editor's Choice in Developmental Biology