Developmental Biology News
June 13, 2025
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May 29, 2025 — Scientists found out how naturally unstable filaments decide whether to grow or to ...
May 29, 2025 — The process of necrosis, a form of cell death, may represent one of the most promising ways to change the course of human aging, disease and even space travel, according to a new ...
May 29, 2025 — Researchers have identified a monoacylglycerol acyltransferase-coding gene named bishu-1. It is involved in the thermal responsiveness of cool temperature-sensing neurons by regulating ionotropic ...
May 28, 2025 — A new study integrated mathematical modeling with advanced imaging to discover that the physical shape of the fruit fly egg chamber, combined with chemical signals, significantly influences how cells ...
May 28, 2025 — The protein DNase1 is one of the oldest biological agents in history: It has been on the market since 1958 and is now used, among other things, to treat cystic fibrosis. However, it takes considerable effort to produce it in immortalized hamster ...
May 28, 2025 — Scientists have developed a unified theory for mathematical parameters known as gauge freedoms. Their new formulas will allow researchers to interpret research results much faster and with greater confidence. The development could prove fundamental ...
May 28, 2025 — A team identified herpes virus saimiri, which infects the T cells of squirrel monkeys, as a source of proteins that activate pathways in T cells that are needed to promote T cell ...
May 28, 2025 — In a major leap forward for genetic and biomedical research, scientists have developed a powerful new artificial intelligence tool that can predict the 3D shape of chromosomes inside individual cells -- helping researchers gain a new view of how our ...
May 28, 2025 — A new concept of kinetic modules in biochemical networks could revolutionize the understanding of how these networks function. Scientists succeeded in linking the structure and dynamics of biochemical networks via kinetic modules, thus clarifying a ...
May 27, 2025 — Scientists have discovered cells in the skin of Atlantic salmon that offer new insights into how wounds heal, tissues regenerate, and cellular transitions support long-term skin ...
May 23, 2025 — Daylight can boost the immune system's ability to fight ...
May 26, 2025 — Flowers grow stems, leaves and petals in a perfect pattern again and again. A new study shows that even in this precise, patterned formation in plants, gene activity inside individual cells is far more chaotic than it ...
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June 6, 2025 — Scientists have discovered that a molecule known for defending animal immune systems called itaconate also plays a powerful role in plants. Researchers showed that itaconate not only exists in plant ...
May 21, 2025 — Researchers have shown that gonadotrophs, cells in the pituitary gland with a key role in puberty and reproduction, come from two different ...
May 21, 2025 — With its fascinating ability to regrow entire limbs and internal organs, the Mexican axolotl is the ideal model for studying regeneration. Scientists have now found a factor that tells cells which ...
May 21, 2025 — New research has shed light on how plants precisely control their growth and development, revealing that seemingly similar molecular components fulfill surprisingly different ...
May 21, 2025 — Cancer cells respond to stress with greater diversity. Drugs that affect DNA replication, or radiation that causes direct DNA damage, lead to increasingly diverse offspring over multiple cell ...
May 19, 2025 — Scientists have elucidated the molecular mechanism by which LEM-3 cuts DNA bridges during ...
May 14, 2025 — Researchers have developed a novel technology that allows the distribution of components within a single cell to be accurately detected and visualized. Positioning a t-SPESI (tapping-mode scanning ...
May 16, 2025 — Researchers have discovered how a parasite that causes malaria when transmitted through a mosquito bite can hide from the body's immune system, sometimes for years. It turns out that the parasite, ...
May 15, 2025 — Sterols are among the most abundant lipids in eukaryotic cells, yet are synthesized through notoriously long, complex metabolic pathways. Researchers have used a novel approach to show how they ...
May 15, 2025 — Research improves upon a popular experimental model of mammal development and in doing so, reveals more of the inner workings of a critical period during the formation of an ...
Earlier Headlines
May 15, 2025 — Thetis cells, a class of immune cells first described in 2022, play an essential and previously unknown role in suppressing inflammatory responses to food, a new study ...
May 15, 2025 — Many an orange cat-affiliated human will vouch for their cat's, let's say, specialness. But now scientists have confirmed that there is, in fact, something unique about ginger-hued domestic ...
May 14, 2025 — Researchers show how specific immune cells are activated by the vaccine -- an important starting point for the development of new ...
May 14, 2025 — Researchers have revealed insight into why embryos erase a key epigenetic mark during early development, suggesting this may have evolved to help form a ...
May 14, 2025 — Using a new fluorescent mouse model with advanced imaging techniques, researchers have successfully visualized how musculoskeletal components are integrated into the functional locomotor system ...
May 14, 2025 — The northern white rhinoceros is one of the rarest animals on Earth, with just two females left and no natural way for the species to reproduce. Now, scientists have mapped the entire genome of a ...
May 13, 2025 — Researchers have identified the origin of cardiac cells using 3D images of a heart forming in real-time, inside a living mouse ...
May 8, 2025 — Analysing the gene activity of every single bacterial cell in a colony? A new technique of single-cell transcriptomics developed in W rzburg can do this much more efficiently than other methods: It ...
May 8, 2025 — A recent study marks the first reported instance of generative AI designing synthetic molecules that can successfully control gene expression in healthy mammalian cells. As a proof-of-concept, the ...
May 7, 2025 — Researchers have gained comprehensive insights into the entire nervous system of the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster). The study describes in detail the neurons that span the entire nervous system ...
May 6, 2025 — Scientists have identified essential genetic code for a method called plasmid curing, which aims to 'displace' antibiotic resistance genes from ...
May 5, 2025 — The Min protein system prevents abnormal cell division in bacteria, but is poorly understood. Researchers have uncovered how engineered e.coli bacteria control protein levels for maximum ...
May 5, 2025 — Muscle cells contain their own circadian clocks and disrupting them with shift work can have a profound impact on aging, according to new ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — Researchers have developed a technique that enables efficient delivery of therapeutic proteins and RNA to cells. The method shows promising results in animal studies to deliver gene editors and ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — The interaction between growth and the active migration of cells plays a crucial role in the spatial mixing of growing cell colonies. This connection will lay the groundwork for new approaches to ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — The influenza virus manipulates the body's gene regulation system to accelerate its own spread. A new study also shows that an already approved drug could help strengthen immune defenses -- ...
Apr. 24, 2025 — In many animals, skin coloration and its patterns play a crucial role in camouflage, communication, or thermoregulation. In the corn snake, some morphs display red, yellow, or pink blotches, and ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — An international research team has provided a detailed insight into how the spatial organization of genetic material is established in the cell nucleus of early embryos within the first hours after ...
Apr. 22, 2025 — By analyzing DNA from different cells in nearly 200 lines of maize plants, research has revealed insights that could help growers better adapt their crops to a fast-changing ...
Apr. 22, 2025 — Asymmetric interactions between molecules may serve as a stabilizing factor for biological systems. A new model reveals this regulatory role of non-reciprocity. The scientists aim to understand the ...
Thursday, May 15, 2025
- Key Player in Childhood Food Allergies Identified: Thetis Cells
- Scientists Track Down Mutation That Makes Orange Cats Orange
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
- Yellow Fever Vaccination: How Strong Immune Responses Are Triggered
- Marsupial Research Reveals How Mammalian Embryos Form
- Making Connections: A Three-Dimensional Visualization of Musculoskeletal Development
- Genome of Near-Extinct Northern White Rhino Offers Hope for Reviving the Species
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Thursday, May 8, 2025
- Bacteria: Recording Gene Activity More Efficiently
- AI-Designed DNA Controls Genes in Healthy Mammalian Cells for First Time
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Monday, May 5, 2025
- Min Proteins for Max Efficiency During Cell Division
- Biological 'clocks' Key to Muscle Health and Accelerated Aging in Shift Workers
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Monday, April 28, 2025
- Cell Colonies Under Pressure: How Growth Can Prevent Motion
- Influenza Virus Hacks Cell's Internal System
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
- E-I-E-I-Omics: New Discoveries in Corn Genetics Could Help Grow More Productive, Resilient Crops
- Activity Stabilizes Mixtures
Monday, April 21, 2025
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
- Early Mutations and Risk Factors for Stomach Cancer, and Develops a Pre-Cancer Model for Stomach Cancer Prevention
- Uncovering the Relationship Between Life and Sound
- Bite-Sized Chunks of Chicken With the Texture of Whole Meat Can Be Grown in the Lab
- Metabolism Shapes Life
- New Human 'multi-Zonal' Liver Organoids Improve Injury Survival in Rodents
Monday, April 14, 2025
Thursday, April 10, 2025
- Scientists Develop Process Using Molecules in the Cell to Identify Environmental Signals
- Genes in Bacterial Genomes Are Arranged in a Meaningful Order
- Guinea Pigs: Promising Animal Model to Study the Human Embryo
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
- Further Translation of the Language of the Genome
- Protein Necessary for Fruit Fly Fertility
- From Bacterial Immunity to Plant Sex
- Scientists Discover That Fruit Fly Larvae Can Sense Electric Fields
Friday, April 4, 2025
- How Cells Repair Their Power Plants
- Novel Genomic Screening Tool Enables Precision Reverse-Engineering of Genetic Programming in Cells
Friday, March 28, 2025
Thursday, March 27, 2025
- Nature's Viny Vampire: Discovering What Drives Parasitic Cuscuta Campestris
- Cartilage and Bone Development: Three Paths to Skeleton Formation
- We Must Not Ignore Eugenics in Our Genetics Curriculum, Says Professor
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Monday, March 24, 2025
- Scientists Engineer Starfish Cells to Shape-Shift in Response to Light
- How Chromosomes Shape Up for Cell Division
Friday, March 21, 2025
- Origin of Life: How Microbes Laid the Foundation for Complex Cells
- How Bacteria 'vaccinate' Themselves With Genetic Material from Dormant Viruses
Thursday, March 20, 2025
- New CRISPR Tool Enables More Seamless Gene Editing -- And Improved Disease Modeling
- Why Do Lymphatic Vessels Form a Jigsaw Puzzle-Like Pattern?
- From Dinosaurs to Birds: The Origins of Feather Formation
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
- Unique Cell Shape Keeps Lymphatic Vessels and Plant Leaves Stable
- New Mechanism Behind Adaptive Immunity Revealed: It Could Impact How We Design Vaccines
- How an Organelle Evolves
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
- Wingless Shapes the Fly Intestine
- Scientists Discover Protein Key to Bacteria's Survival in Extreme Environments
- Scientists Uncover Principles Underlying the Toxicity of 'selfish' Genes
- Deep Learning Revolutionizes Cytoskeleton Research
Monday, March 17, 2025
- RNA Origami: Artificial Cytoskeletons to Build Synthetic Cells
- Neighborhood Dispute Among Cells: Whichever Successfully Exerts Force Wins
Thursday, March 13, 2025
- Researchers Develop Method to Identify Dormant Cells That Carry HIV
- Antigenic Variation: Decoding the Mechanism Controlling Antigen Activation in Trypanosomes
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
- Temperature During Development Influences Connectivity Between Neurons and Behavior in Fruit Flies
- Cells 'speed Date' To Find Their Neighbors When Forming Tissues
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
- Butterflies Choose Mates Because They Are More Attractive, Not Just Easier to See
- Study Explores Effects of Climatic Changes on Christmas Island's Iconic Red Crabs
- New Method Uses DNA Barcodes for High Throughput RNA and Protein Detection in Deep Tissue
Monday, March 10, 2025
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Thursday, February 27, 2025
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
- Comprehensive Resource Describes Functions of More Than 20,000 Human Genes
- Genomics Approach to Metabolism Reveals How Reactions Flow
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
- Automatic Cell Analysis With the Help of Artificial Intelligence
- New Insights Into How Gut Cells Respond to Bacterial Toxins
Thursday, February 20, 2025
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Friday, February 14, 2025
Thursday, February 13, 2025
- Guardian Molecule Keeps Cells on Track -- New Perspectives for the Treatment of Liver Cancer
- Birds Have Developed Complex Brains Independently from Mammals
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Monday, February 10, 2025
- Bacteria, Brains, and Sugar: Scientists Uncover New Connections
- Less, but More: A New Evolutionary Scenario Marked by Massive Gene Loss and Expansion
- Scientists Develop Realistic 'micro-Gut' Model to Study the Relationship Between Gut Microbes and Human Diseases
Friday, February 7, 2025
- Mitochondria May Hold the Key to Curing Diabetes
- Spliceosome: How Cells Avoid Errors When Manufacturing mRNA
Thursday, February 6, 2025
- Novel 'living' Biomaterial Aims to Advance Regenerative Medicine
- Uncovering How Developmental Genes Are Held in a Poised State
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
- Drug Reverses Groin Hernias in Male Mice Without Surgery, Shows Promise in Humans
- Illuminating the Beginnings of Animal Development
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Thursday, January 30, 2025
- Why Maggots Love the Texture of Decaying Fruit
- New Light-Tuned Chemical Tools Control Processes in Living Cells
- Suboptimal Dietary Patterns May Accelerate Biological Aging as Early as Young Adulthood
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
- New Microscopy Technique Reveals Dynamic Escherichia Coli Membrane Stiffness
- New Insights Into the Perception of Coffee Taste -- Genetic Predisposition Plays a Role