Dynamic Enhancers Orchestrate Development
Dynamic Enhancers Orchestrate Development
Evgeny Kvon leverages transgenic models and genomic techniques to uncover the ways enhancers control the transcription of genes.
Evgeny Kvon leverages transgenic models and genomic techniques to uncover the ways enhancers control the transcription of genes.
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Infographic: The Many Paths to Stem Cell-Based Embryo Models
Shelby Bradford, PhD | Sep 13, 2024 | 5 min read
Culturing pluripotent stem cells to replicate different stages of embryonic development allows researchers to more easily investigate this period.
Mutation Linked to Difference Between Human and Neanderthal Brains
Dan Robitzski | Sep 9, 2022 | 5 min read
A single amino acid substitution in a protein causes increased neuron production in the frontal lobes of humans compared to Neanderthals—a tiny difference that could have given our species a cognitive edge, researchers say.
Early Embryo Models Generated from Mouse Stem Cells
Abby Olena, PhD | Oct 17, 2019 | 4 min read
Extended pluripotent stem cells from mice can self-organize to form blastocyst-like structures called blastoids that enable a closer look at early mammalian development.
Image of the Day: Stretchy Chicken Skin
The Scientist | Aug 25, 2017 | 1 min read
In a developing chicken embryo, skin cells pull on each other, forming multicellular mounds that eventually turn into properly-spaced feathers.
Indiana University Contests Aborted Tissue Law
Aggie Mika | Aug 25, 2017 | 2 min read
The university argues that the law prohibiting the use of aborted fetal tissue for research is unconstitutional.