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What Is the Amniotic Fluid Composed of?

The liquid world of fetal development provides a rich source of nutrition and protection tailored to meet the needs of the growing fetus.

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The Promise of Stem Cells: From Healing Hearts to Protecting Pandas

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

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Scientists Get to the Heart of Blood Formation

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

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 10+ min read

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).

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

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 5 min read

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Unraveling the Complex Mysteries of Embryonic Beginnings

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A Protein-Sensing Molecular Switch Alters Facial Features

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

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 4 min read

Fluorescent microscopy image of an embryo model representing four tissue layers of this developmental stage. Cyan-labeled cells are clustered at the top of an ovoid structure, underneath them are yellow-labeled cells and under them red-labeled cells, and surrounding all three layers are white labeled cells.

The First Human Embryo Model From Embryonic Stem Cells

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 2 min read

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Science Snapshot: Show of Hands

Lisa Winter | | 1 min read

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Mutation Linked to Difference Between Human and Neanderthal Brains

Dan Robitzski | | 5 min read

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What Is the Amniotic Fluid Composed of?

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