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

Australian researchers from the ARC Center of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES) and orthopedic surgeons at St Vincent's Hospital (Melbourne) have jointly announced the successful creation ...

During embryonic stem cell (ESC) development, pluripotent stem cells transition from a naïve state into a primed state before they take their first steps toward a lineage commitment. Jacob Hanna, a ...

From the moment an embryo starts to take shape, two-way communication is critical for making sure tissues and organs develop correctly.

An international research team identified hundreds of genes essential for the development of brain cells, including one gene ...

Jennifer Zenker receives funding from NHMRC and Viertel Foundation. Most people have heard of stem cells. They are often described as “miracle” cells –ones that can grow into any other type of cell in ...

Chimpanzee naive pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) can now be grown in cellular cultures, reveals a recent study. They successfully created chimpanzee early embryo models, called 'blastoids,' and found ...

MSK physician-scientists Dr. Viviane Tabar and Dr. Lorenz Studer have developed a treatment for Parkinson’s disease that involves creating nerve cells from embryonic stem cells and transplanting them ...