Once thought of as a mere motor coordination center, the “little brain” is now appreciated as participating in higher neurological processes.

As cricket blastoderms form, cell nuclei are pulled into an egg’s remaining empty space to form the new cell layers that will shape the developing animal.

The Rockefeller University geneticist is tracing the full lifespan of individual cells to better understand how and why humans age.

Researchers explore the idea that molecular patterns in individual cells could underlie the development of a left and a right in animals.

Researchers use imaging to show how actin fibers tilt and then swirl to create left-right asymmetry in the cell.

Mintz’s experiments over her six-decade career were foundational to cancer and genetics research.

The primitive streak, a structure that emerges during mammalian and avian gastrulation, might be a byproduct rather than a landmark of the embryonic development process.

Pharoah’s work ended endemic cretinism in a remote region of Papua New Guinea and contributed to the understanding of myriad other perinatal health conditions.

Take a break from the bench to puzzle and peruse.

Work in rodents shows that the bacteria living in a mother’s gut can produce immunomodulatory metabolites and influence the production of maternal antibodies—both of which can affect her offspring’s development.

Bacteria in the gut influence the production of antibodies and themselves secrete metabolites. In a pregnant woman, these compounds may influence immune development of her fetus.

Spontaneous waves of nerve impulses flowing across the retina help mouse pups practice motion detection for when they eventually open their eyes.

Researchers identify live bacteria in fetal guts, skin, lungs, and placentas that activate memory T cells, indicating that early exposure to microbes could help educate the developing immune system.