Developmental Biology

Skull bone marrow expands throughout life

Lifelong vascular growth drives increase of blood cell production more

Higher survival of hybrid seeds

Mother plants determine the fate of hybrid seeds more

Algae growth follows the hourglass model

The mid-embryonic developmental stages are strikingly similar in animals, plants and algae more

Two roosters face each other, with the chemical symbol for testosterone between them. The left rooster is missing the comb and wattles compared to the right rooster.

Chickens provide important insights into its complex mode of action more

Ovulation filmed from start to finish for the first time

A Göttingen research team has succeeded in visualizing the entire process of ovulation in mouse follicles in real time for the first time. The new live imaging technique allows to study ovulation with high spatial and temporal resolution and opens up new possibilities in fertility research. more

Scientists discover potential pause button in human development

Humans could also possess a mechanism to temporarily slow down the development of an embryo more

3D surface of the fruit fly wing disc

Movements and rearrangements of cells play a key role in shaping tissue more

<span><span><span><span>Switching leaf shapes</span></span></span></span>

Researchers discover a genetic switch in plants that can turn simple spoon-shaped leaves into complex leaves with leaflets more

Where to put head and tail?

beta-catenin discovered as a new key player in the formation of the main body axis during mammalian embryogenesis more

Four zebra finches sitting on a perch: from left to right, a female, a chick, a male and another female.

Their first vocalizations help young zebra finch males to memorize the songs of adults more

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Skull bone marrow expands throughout life

Lifelong vascular growth drives increase of blood cell production more

Higher survival of hybrid seeds

Mother plants determine the fate of hybrid seeds more

Algae growth follows the hourglass model

The mid-embryonic developmental stages are strikingly similar in animals, plants and algae more

Two roosters face each other, with the chemical symbol for testosterone between them. The left rooster is missing the comb and wattles compared to the right rooster.

Chickens provide important insights into its complex mode of action more

Ovulation filmed from start to finish for the first time

A Göttingen research team has succeeded in visualizing the entire process of ovulation in mouse follicles in real time for the first time. The new live imaging technique allows to study ovulation with high spatial and temporal resolution and opens up new possibilities in fertility research. more

Scientists discover potential pause button in human development

Humans could also possess a mechanism to temporarily slow down the development of an embryo more

<span><span><span><span>Switching leaf shapes</span></span></span></span>

Researchers discover a genetic switch in plants that can turn simple spoon-shaped leaves into complex leaves with leaflets more

Grey outline of a zebrafish brain with individual neurons that are depicted as colorful spheres with long extensions.

Brain circuits for vision develop without any kind of input from the retina in zebrafish more

Optically controlled rotation of a worm embryo in its eggshell using FLUCS

With FLUCS, the development of embryos can be controlled more

Zombie viruses on a hijacking trip

Ancient dormant sequences in the genome impact embryonic development in unexpected ways more

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A missing ‘motor’ causes our eggs to fail

Human eggs are missing an important protein, which acts as a molecular motor, as researchers have found out. Their findings open up new avenues for therapeutic approaches that could reduce chromosome segregation errors in human eggs. more

"Fish are not stupid, they're just different!"

Fish are his passion. Alex Jordan wants to know why they do what they do. An interview with the behavioural biologist more

From fish to mammal heart

Fish hearts are genetically divided more

A stable shell for artificial cells

Scientists are developing cell-like lipid vesicles which can be populated with natural cell proteins more

Memory for details matures gradually

High-resolution imaging provides new insights into the development of the human brain more

Deceptive teeth

Although the dentition of the wedgefish appear designed to crush shellfish, it also eats stingrays more

Early language development in fast motion

Babies succeed much earlier than previously thought in assigning meanings to words and do not only perceive words as pure sound patterns more

Tracking the mechanisms of artery formation

The notch signal pathway could be the basis for new therapies for cardiovascular diseases more

Epigenetics between the generations

Max Planck researchers prove that we inherit more than just genes more

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