Growing tissues can crack, break, and dissociate to form structures that can later withstand immense forces.

The cerebral cortex, the brain's outermost region responsible for higher cognitive functions, depends on a highly ordered, layered structure. Its proper development requires newly generated neurons to ...

Researchers announced in February 2026 that small fragments of plastic were found in nine out of 10 prostate tumor samples, adding new urgency to a growing body of evidence connecting everyday plastic ...

Researchers have developed cyborg pancreatic tissue using an electrically conductive mesh, which has the potential to treat diabetes.

Human newborns arrive remarkably underdeveloped. The reason lies in a deep evolutionary trade-off between big brains, bipedalism and the limits of motherhood.

In recent years, the revolutionary progress in research methods, especially single-cell multi-omics, has ushered in a transformative era in the study of developmental biology. Modern developmental ...

The future of federally funded research at Harvard Medical School — supported by taxpayers and done in service to humanity — remains uncertain. Learn more. One of the most enduring goals in ...

The development of humans and other animals unfolds gradually over time, with cells taking on specific roles and functions via a process called cell fate determination. The fate of individual cells, ...

Molecular mechanism uncovered in mice by UC Santa Cruz researchers reveals how a father’s diet, stress, and other environmental factors before conception can influence his offspring’s health ...

Interdisciplinary approaches in developmental biology have revealed how cells build the embryonic bones of the skull vault. Spatial and temporal dynamics are coordinated by cells as they build the ...