Embryo development

Scientists find way to 'pause' embryo development for upto a month

Scientists from University of California, San Francisco have come up with a way to pause development of early mouse embryos for up to a month and later resume normal growth- a finding with potential implications for assisted reproduction, ageing and even cancer.

Nov 24, 2016, 18:20 PM IST

Novel Japanese model sheds light on embryo development

 To understand how life began, researchers from Kyoto University have created a lab-based human germ cell development model that reveals how “germ cells” pass genetic traits from one generation to the next.

Sep 17, 2015, 15:03 PM IST