Image of the Day: Revival
Sukanya Charuchandra | Aug 17, 2018
Salamanders’ and lizards’ tail regeneration depends on the quality of their neural stem cells.
Image of the Day: Single Origin
Sukanya Charuchandra | Aug 10, 2018
Despite being made of different materials, zebrafishes’ and land animals’ scales form in a similar process.
African Killifish Are the Fastest-Maturing Vertebrates
Sukanya Charuchandra | Aug 6, 2018
A new study finds the fish begin reproducing at two weeks of age.
These Molecules Zipper Embryos Closed
Ashley Yeager | Aug 1, 2018
Actin rings seal off the ball of cells, aiding in implantation in the uterus. But faults in the process could explain why some pregnancies fail.
Infographic: Embryonic Zippering
Ashley Yeager | Aug 1, 2018
How actin seals embryos early in development
Image of the Day: Bundle of Nerves
Sukanya Charuchandra | Jul 26, 2018
Live-cell imaging reveals the secrets of innervation in the pancreas of zebrafish.
Artificial Mouse Embryo Made in a Laboratory
Sukanya Charuchandra | Jul 25, 2018
The embryo, grown in a dish from several types of stem cells, went through gastrulation, a significant stage in development.
Image of the Day: Not All Bad
Sukanya Charuchandra | Jul 16, 2018
In zebrafish, some amount of reactive oxygen species is required for normal development.
Amazonians Offer Clues to Human Childhood Development
Shawna Williams | Jul 1, 2018
A study of Shuar children in Ecuador provides a window into how the human body responds to infection in the sorts of conditions that shaped our species’ evolution.