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How Do Embryos Know How Fast to Develop?

In mammals, intracellular clocks begin to tick within days of fertilization.

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

Embryoid bodies, at the top of the page, are a cluster of embryonic stem cells (ESCs) that differentiate portions into ectoderm (orange), mesoderm (dark blue), and endoderm (pink).

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Infographic: The Many Paths to Stem Cell-Based Embryo Models

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Unraveling the Complex Mysteries of Embryonic Beginnings

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The First Two Cells in a Human Embryo Contribute Unequally to Fetal Development

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 4 min read

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The First Human Embryo Model From Embryonic Stem Cells

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 2 min read

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A Stem Cell Zoo Reveals Surprising Differences in Embryogenesis

Ida Emilie Steinmark, PhD | | 2 min read

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Claudia Gerri Studies the Mysteries of the Placenta

Katherine Irving | | 3 min read

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Hematopoietic Stem Cells and Their Role in Development and Disease Therapy

Jennifer Zieba, PhD | | 5 min read

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Mouse Embryo: No Sperm, Egg, or Uterus Required

Christie Wilcox, PhD | | 3 min read

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Developmental Biologist Kathryn Anderson Dies at 68

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Image of the Day: Impaired Meiosis

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Mouse Stem Cells Made to Form Embryo-Like Structures

Ruth Williams | | 3 min read

Animals’ Embryonic Organizer Now Discovered in Human Cells

Jim Daley | | 5 min read

Studies Show How Cells Differentiate at Life’s Beginning

Shawna Williams | | 1 min read

Eat Yourself to Live: Autophagy’s Role in Health and Disease

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Coming to Terms

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The Sharper Image

Jeffrey M. Perkel | | 7 min read

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Taking the Long View

Karen Hopkin | | 9 min read

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Of Frogs and Embryos

Karen Hopkin | | 1 min read

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Never Say Never

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Embryos Right Genetic Wrongs?

Amy Maxmen | | 3 min read

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