A team of CiRA researchers has uncovered the crucial role of EIF3D—a protein translational regulator—in primed pluripotency.

The path of primordial germ cells illustrates the complexities of imprinted DNA, which contains epigenetic marks that turn on and off when necessary. Differences between the maternal and paternal ...

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

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 ...

Vaping during pregnancy is becoming more common, but its impact on early human development is not well understood. A new study by scientists at the University of California, Riverside, now reports ...

Researchers found that the concentration of menthol in the blood of pregnant women who vape is enough to activate ...

A new study reveals that menthol-flavored e-cigarettes may pose significant risks to fetal development, including the ...

A study published today (September 11) in Nature Ecology & Evolution suggests that instead of two distinct germ layers, cnidarians may indeed have three. The authors show that the mesendoderm of the ...

MARCH 13, 2024 — Fertility requires proper development of egg and sperm. This development begins with an epic journey of egg and sperm precursors called primordial germ cells from their place of ...

Two weeks after a human egg is fertilized, primordial germ cells (PGCs), which develop into sperm and eggs, are formed. In six to 10 weeks after fertilization, PGCs differentiate into pro ...