Scientists in Cambridge have created synthetic mouse embryos in a lab, without using eggs or sperm, which show evidence of a brain and beating heart. The mouse embryos, developed using stem cells ...

She has already developed synthetic mouse embryos with evidence of a developing brain and beating heart. Meanwhile, scientists in China have implanted synthetic monkey embryos into female monkeys ...

Dozens of labs around the world are striving to grow models of human embryos to study development, fertility and therapies.

Early-born neurons (green) are more abundant in the Vangl2-lacking mouse embryo brain (bottom) due to premature progenitor differentiation. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for ...

scientists conducted a new study on mouse models and examined how memories are stored and modified in the hippocampus. The ...

Brain cells. Skin, bone ... keep these cells alive is to place them on a layer of other cells taken from mouse embryos, a time-consuming requirement. Hunched over lab benches, deftly handling ...

Here, a quantitative, time-resolved model describes the coordinated formation of the mouse embryo and placenta ... To mimic patterning events during brain development, polarized cortical ...

Astrocytes in the brain exhibit significant regional diversity, but the mechanisms controlling their heterogeneity remain ...

Researchers found that altering neurotransmitters in early development could prevent autism spectrum disorders in mice, ...

Studying human embryonic development is complicated for several reasons. Models derived from pluripotent stem cells ...

We still have much to learn about how our bodies and brains work. These innovators are investigating the nature of disease and exploring how technology can help us live longer, healthier lives. He ...