Researchers Uncover Why Adults’ Hearts Don’t Regenerate
As heart cells mature in mice, the number of communication pathways called nuclear pores dramatically decreases. Although this might protect the organ from damaging signals,…
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Growing Human Kidneys in a Lab – Scientists Have Made a Significant Breakthrough
A Key Step Forward One in nine adults worldwide has some kind of kidney disease, and kidney failure is becoming more common everywhere. Growing functional…
How a Certain Animal Can Regenerate a Broken Heart
Zebrafish may repair heart tissue after injury, according to research conducted by the MDC team under the direction of Jan Philipp Junker and Daniela Panáková….
Newly Identified Enzyme Enables Lifelong Sperm Production
According to research conducted by the University of Pennsylvania, the enzyme DOT1L, a stem cell self-renewal factor, is necessary for mice to continue producing sperm…
Scientists Grow “Synthetic” Embryo With Brain and Beating Heart – Without Eggs or Sperm
Scientists from the University of Cambridge have created model embryos from mouse stem cells that form a brain, a beating heart, and the foundations of…
Scientists Grow “Synthetic” Mouse Embryo – With Brain and Beating Heart – From Stem Cells
Scientists have created model mouse embryos from stem cells that have beating hearts, as well as the foundations for a brain and all of the…
A Genetic Discovery Has the Potential To Stop Mosquitos From Reproducing
The discovery opens the door to a mosquito-specific insecticide that would spare beneficial insects A genetic discovery from the University of California – Riverside (UCR)…
Neurodevelopmental Changes Found in Babies Exposed to COVID in the Womb
According to a preliminary analysis presented at the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry, babies delivered to moms who had COVID-19 during pregnancy appear to exhibit…
Early Sound Exposure in the Womb Is Beneficial, and Perhaps Necessary, for Auditory Development
A modeling study suggests that the muffled environment in utero primes the brain’s ability to interpret some types of sound. Inside the womb, fetuses can…
New Treatment for Highly Aggressive Blood Cancer
Research into a type of blood cancer called juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia suggests anti-inflammatory treatment as a possible new therapy for the disease Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia…
New Research Reveals How the Lung’s Immune Cells Develop After Birth
From our first breath, our lungs are exposed to microorganisms, such as bacteria and viruses. Thanks to immune cells in the lungs, so-called macrophages, we…
“Battle of the Sexes”’ Begins in Womb – Father’s and Mother’s Genes Tussle Over Nutrition
Cambridge scientists have identified a key signal that the fetus uses to control its supply of nutrients from the placenta, revealing a tug-of-war between genes…
Missing Genetic Switch at the Origin of Malformations During Embryonic Development
UNIGE Scientists have discovered how the absence of a genetic switch can lead to malformations during embryonic development. Embryonic development follows delicate stages: for everything…
The Primitive Streak and Building a Human Body Through Gastrulation
In their publication in Science, Professor Guojun Sheng (Kumamoto University, Japan), Professor Alfonso Martinez Arias (Universidad Pompeu Fabra, Spain) and Professor Ann Sutherland (University of…
So-Called Junk DNA – Genetic “Dark Matter” – Is Actually Critical to Survival in Mammals
Knocking out transposon promoter leads to pup death in mice; similar promoters found in many mammals. Nearly half of our DNA has been written off…
Regenerating Cells That Propagate Heartbeats
Specialized cells that propagate heartbeats have the capacity to regenerate after birth, study by UT Southwestern scientists shows. Specialized cells that conduct electricity to keep…
New Research on Genetically Susceptible Mice Shows THC/Cannabis Causes Birth Defects
Cannabis, also known as weed or marijuana, is used by hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Although restricted in most countries, the increasing legalization of…
Trigger Identified for “Head-to-Tail” Axis Development in Human Embryo
The second week of gestation represents a critical stage of embryo development, or embryogenesis. Failure of development during this time is one of the major…
