For decades, scientists have struggled to study this moment in humans because of ethical restrictions and limited access to ...

The team observed the emergence of the three-dimensional embryo-like structures under a microscope in the lab. These started producing blood (seen here in red) after around two weeks of development - ...

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

A team of scientists from China has successfully created a miniature womb on a chip that mimics the complex environment of ...

Researchers at the Babraham Institute have ‘listened in’ to the communication between the embryo and the womb lining at the ...

The mystery of early embryonic communication is starting to be unraveled thanks to a new stem cell-based model.

A gene that turns on very early in embryonic development could be key to the formation of the placenta, which provides the developing fetus with what it needs to thrive during gestation. The placenta ...