A stretch of viral DNA in the mouse genome gives cells in early-stage embryos the potential to become almost any cell type in ...

"Understanding embryo implantation and embryo development just after implantation has significant clinical relevance as these stages are particularly prone to failure," said Dr. Peter Rugg-Gunn, ...

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

A system which replicates the womb lining (endometrium) with high biological fidelity has been developed by researchers at the Babraham Institute and used to listen in to the communication that ...

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

Physical cues in the womb, and not just genetics, influence the normal development of neural crest cells, the embryonic stem cells that form facial features, finds a new study. Physical cues in the ...

Researchers have successfully created a 3D model of womb lining to study embryo implantation, a pivotal stage of pregnancy, ...

Little is yet known about the health effects of nanoparticles on pregnancy. An interdisciplinary team is currently analyzing the risks for babies in the womb. Using a lab model, the researchers were ...

Such a revolutionary 3D womb technology could pave the way for overcoming infertility and designing personalized treatments. Why #embryo_implantation fails? Physicians now have new answers from a high ...

Researchers have created a replica of womb lining or endometrium which allowed them to study the implantation of human embryos -- process that signals start of a pregnancy. Described in a paper in the ...