Developmental Biology

A woman's egg cells are already formed in her body before she is born. However, with increasing age, DNA damage accumulates in the cells. Researchers have revealed why the cell’s own repair mechanisms do not fix this damage more

Stress hormones, often prescribed before premature delivery, affect the brain development of the embryo more

Lifelong vascular growth drives increase of blood cell production more

Mother plants determine the fate of hybrid seeds more

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

Chickens provide important insights into its complex mode of action more

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

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

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

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

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

Fish hearts are genetically divided more

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

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

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

It took 2000 years to successfully grow maize in northern climates more

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

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

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