The chromatoid body, a unique cloud-like structure of male germ cells, moves dynamically in the cytoplasm of haploid spermatids, but its function has remained elusive for decades. Recent findings ...

Pluripotent stem cells are cells that have the capacity to self-renew by dividing and to develop into the three primary germ cell layers of the early embryo and therefore into all cells of the ...

Further cell divisions lead to the formation of the primitive endoderm, which forms a blastocyst. This structure implants around one week after fertilization. As development continues, the epiblast ...

Polyps of the starlet sea anemone Nematostella vectensis.Their single body opening (mouth) is surrounded by extended tentacles. The cells producing digestive enzymes and insulin-like peptides are part ...

Pregnant women should avoid menthol flavoured vapes, warns new research. The chemicals in mentholated e-cigarettes may poses ...