News articles tagged with 'embryo'
Parental controls on embryonic development?
— 2 Dec 2011 10:11 | HealthWhen a sperm fertilises an egg, each contributes a set of chromosomes to the resulting embryo, which at these very early stages is called a zygote. Early on, zygotic genes are inert,…
Fewer multiple births in states with insurance coverage for infertility
— 6 Apr 2011 16:46 | HealthFaced with the prospect of costly in vitro fertilisation (IVF) but with no help from insurance coverage, some infertile couples feel pressure to transfer multiple embryos in an attempt…
Algae that live inside the cells of salamanders are the first known vertebrate endosymbionts
— 6 Apr 2011 16:13 | BiologyA species of algae long known to associate with spotted salamanders has been discovered to live inside the cells of developing embryos, say scientists from the U.S. and Canada, who…
Repulsion more important than cohesion in embryonic tissue separation
— 6 Apr 2011 15:55 | HealthAs our bodies form, cells within the embryo divide and separate. Certain cells come together to form the outer layer, or ectoderm, of the early embryo, and give rise to tissue such…
Jefferson researchers unravel protein's elusive role in embryo and disease development
— 3 Mar 2011 13:35 | HealthReporting in Nature, scientists from Thomas Jefferson University have determined that a single protein called FADD controls multiple cell death pathways, a discovery that could lead…
Biomarker discovery may lead to reliable blood test for ectopic pregnancy
— 18 Feb 2011 18:44 | HealthScientists at The Wistar Institute and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine report the discovery of protein markers that could provide physicians with the first reliable…
'Catch-up' growth signals revealed
— 28 Jan 2011 16:45 | HealthUniversity of Michigan researchers have uncovered molecular signals that regulate catch-up growth - the growth spurt that occurs when normal conditions are restored after a fetus, young…
Hard-to-find fish reveals shared developmental toolbox of evolution
— 11 Jan 2011 17:17 | BiologyA SCUBA expedition in Australia and New Zealand to find the rare embryos of an unusual shark cousin enabled American and British researchers to confirm new developmental similarities…
IVF breakthrough to hit the world market
— 8 Jan 2011 14:09 | HealthA University of Adelaide reproductive biologist has achieved a major breakthrough in IVF technology that is expected to help millions of women around the world who have suffered previous…
Microfluidic device rapidly orients hundreds of embryos for high-throughput experiments
— 3 Jan 2011 17:11 | HealthResearchers have developed a microfluidic device that automatically orients hundreds of fruit fly and other embryos to prepare them for research. The device could facilitate the study…