Stem cell research recently celebrated its 60th anniversary. Although the first publications in this field appeared in the early 1960s, it took another 20 years before the first embryonic stem cells ...

Recent discoveries in stem cell and developmental biology have introduced a new era marked by the generation of in vitro models that recapitulate early mammalian development, providing unprecedented ...

The cytoskeleton gives cells their shape and helps them move. Researchers at Helmholtz Munich and Ludwig Maximilian ...

An international team of experts in embryology and bioethics has published the first white paper on the use of embryonic ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have developed a new stem cell model of the mature human amniotic sac, which replicates development of the tissues supporting the embryo from two to four ...

In mammals, an organism consists mainly of two cell types, somatic cells, and germ cells. Based on the concept of the germline proposed by early biologist August Weismann, 1 the somatic cells die ...

Descriptions of the embryo go back at least to the time of Aristotle, but it has only been since the late 19 th century and early 20 th century that advances in experimental approaches allowed ...

Redefining how to best meet the educational and career goals of students was a key piece of the Michigan Department of Education plan to develop MiSTEM regional partnerships and strategic plans across ...

There are numerous challenges to providing high quality STEM education and workforce development in rural areas. Recognizing these challenges, the National Academies was directed to undertake a ...

CDRI study finds that Cambodia’s STEM sector is losing significant female talent despite rising female enrollment in higher ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have developed a new stem cell model of the mature human amniotic sac, which replicates development of the tissues supporting the embryo from two to four ...