Many pregnancies face challenges before a woman even knows she is expecting. One reason is the embryo’s rapid growth; any disruption during this stage can affect development. During week 3, the embryo ...

In the earliest stages of life, mammalian embryos start as a disorganized cluster of cells. As development progresses, these cells become organized into well-defined shapes and structures. This ...

Scientists have, for the first time, used an extremely precise genome editing technique called base editing to study gene ...

Embedded within the mammalian life cycle is a highly organised progression from fertilisation through preimplantation stages, blastocyst formation, implantation and subsequent axis establishment and ...

Researchers led by developmental biologist Kathy Niakan at the University of Cambridge have used base editing in human embryos to learn more about human embryonic development. By deactivating a gene ...