Humans do not have tails, but do we have “what it takes” for a tail? Hens don’t have teeth, but they have the genes for it. With atavism, it is as if our genomes serve as archives of our evolutionary ...

Ancient DNA is turning human evolution into a crime scene reconstruction, and one of the prime suspects is a herpesvirus that ...

You don't have to be a genius: anemones have been using human genes to form their bodies for 600 million years.

Analyzing genetic data from nearly 140,000 IVF embryos, researchers linked maternal DNA variants to increased risk of ...

The world of IVF is changing faster than ever. What once seemed like a complex, unpredictable process is now being transformed by technology that brings precision, personalisation, and hope to ...

I asked the well known “Grok” what he “thought” about Słowacki’s  views on the origin of life on Earth based on the ...

Scientists have developed a new human-based endometrial model to study embryonic implantation in the early stages of pregnancy.

New findings offer insight into why some embryos fail to develop past zygotic genome activation (ZGA), pointing to an unexpected root of human infertility. A critical point in early development is ...

BEIJING -- After years of dedicated research, a team of Chinese scientists has unveiled critical mechanisms governing early human embryonic development, offering novel theories and potential ...

The development of humans and other animals unfolds gradually over time, with cells taking on specific roles and functions ...

A QUT-led study has found how increasing aridity and habitat variation and the subsequent emergence of grasslands shaped the evolution of modern kangaroos and wallabies. The study, published in ...

Artificial intelligence allows tracing the evolution of genetic control elements in the developing mammalian cerebellum.