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Developmental Biology

A human zygote on the first day of development. Both male and female pronuclei and a polar body are clearly visible.

​Scientists Discover a Second Epigenetic DNA Marker

Enzymes, like DNA methyltransferase (pictured here in light blue), add epigenetic modifications to DNA (orange), changing gene expression and disease risk.

Is Lifetime Cancer Risk Determined Before Birth?

Stem Cell Strategies for Skin Repair

Stem Cell Strategies for Skin Repair

An infant thinking and possibly forming memories.

Babies Form Memories. Why Do Adults Forget Them?   

Zebrafish swimming in water.

Tiny Plastics Impair Red Blood Cell Development in Zebrafish

Cartoon showing three scientists pulling a rope that is attached to the hand of a clock, symbolizing their efforts to turn back time.

Pluripotency Superstar Oct4 Gets a Makeover

Image of adeno-associated viral vectors (AAVs) being injected into tadpoles and larvae. The amount of green fluorescent protein is measured in brain sections and the selected AAVs are injected and tracked in juvenile and adult frogs and salamanders.

Viruses Can Map How Amphibious Brains Are Wired

A greyscale image of cells dividing.

How Do Embryos Know How Fast to Develop?  

A white laboratory mouse with its pups.

In a First, Mouse Pups with Two Dads Live to Adulthood

A side view of the head of a juvenile Nile crocodile.

Mechanics, Not Genetics, Determine Crocodile Head Scale Patterns

Two male scientists working in a laboratory.

A Matter of Molecular Attraction

Image of an embryo built from Lego bricks showing cell populations in green and red.

Stem Cell-Based Embryo Models Add a Dimension to Developmental Biology

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Illustration of human brain and electroencephalography, signifying brain-computer interfaces.

Brain-Computer Interface Advances Help Reconnect the Mind and Body

Photo of John Calhoun crouches within his rodent utopia-turned-dystopia

Universe 25 Experiment

A man wearing knee-high boots stands in ankle-deep, muddy water at night, holding a wet camera. Dense brine shrimp in the shallow water obscure the thrombolites on the lakebed.

Epic Fail: Sea-Monkeys Sabotage Fieldwork

A painting depicts an operation with a patient under anesthesia as doctors surround him and other doctors watch from the operating theater.

The Origin of Anesthesia: Feuding Scientists, War, and Dart Poison

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A photo of a scientist placing the Resipher device on a 96-well plate.

Resipher: Continuous Live-Cell Mitochondrial Respiration Monitoring in 96-Well Plates

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Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Liver Cancer

Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Liver Cancer

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Epic Fail: Sea-Monkeys Sabotage Fieldwork

When Barry Hicks set out to photograph thrombolites, thousands of unexpected visitors photobombed his underwater images.

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Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Liver Cancer

Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Liver Cancer

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Optimizing NGS Library Preparation for Reliable Sequencing Data

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Mapping Clonal Mosaicism in Aging Tissues

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