For decades, scientists have struggled to study this moment in humans because of ethical restrictions and limited access to ...

Scientists create a ‘mini-womb’ 3D model on a microfluidic chip which could lead to treatments for women affected by ...

The majority of fertilized eggs die and are resorbed into the body. ZEISS Microscopy/Flickr, CC BY-SA As an evolutionary biologist whose career has focused on how embryos develop in a wide variety of ...

Researchers have captured the very first real-time, three-dimensional images and videos of a human embryo implanting into collagen designed to mimic uterine tissue —a key stage in reproduction. The ...

Scientists have discovered a kind of “pause button” in early human development. This biological mechanism has long been known in other mammals, but its discovery in humans could aid IVF procedures.

Scientists have developed an experimental way to study how human embryos implant in a uterus, which may provide new insights into why miscarriages... Scientists learn more about how human embryos ...

The team observed the emergence of the three-dimensional embryo-like structures under a microscope in the lab. These started producing blood (seen here in red) after around two weeks of development - ...

The mystery of early embryonic communication is starting to be unraveled thanks to a new stem cell-based model.

Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute have generated human stem cell models 1 which, for the first time, contain notochord – a tissue in the developing embryo that acts like a navigation system, ...