The earliest days after fertilization, once a sperm cell meets an egg, are shrouded in scientific mystery. The process of how a humble single cell becomes an organism fascinates scientists across ...

Scientists have found a way to study early embryonic development without real embryos. Using CRISPR, they programmed stem cells to self-organize into structures mimicking early embryos. The cells show ...

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A version of this essay will be presented at the American Chemical Society Spring 2025 meeting by 2025 Priestley Medal winner ...

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Richard Adeleke, a doctoral researcher at Cornell University, New York, USA, and his research group have developed a groundbreaking vaccine that could protect people from both COVID-19 and the flu in ...

Chameleons change color in life and in death. Watch this extraordinary phenomenon as a female chameleon changes colors just ...