Researchers have uncovered how egg cells prepare for the creation of life. Their work reveals the secrets of the Balbiani body (Bb), a remarkable structure that organizes essential molecules to guide ...

An international study has identified a gene that plays an important role in the development of the human embryo. If it is altered, malformations of various organ systems can result. The gene emerged ...

Research shows how the curved shape of a zebrafish egg sets cell division timing, gene activation, and early cell fate specification.

An international study in zebrafish led by the medical faculty of the University of Bonn has discovered the gene, SHROOM4, plays an important role in the development of the human embryo. Their ...

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have published an atlas of zebrafish development, detailing the gene expression programs that are activated within nearly every cell type during the ...

Life begins with a single fertilized cell that gradually transforms into a multicellular organism. This process requires ...

A cross-department collaboration headed by researchers at Harvard Medical School and Harvard University has witnessed the moment at which cells in the zebrafish embryo heart start beating in unison ...

Cell division is an essential process for all life on earth, yet the exact mechanisms by which cells divide during early ...