Understanding human gene function in living organisms has long been hampered by fundamental differences between species.

Millions of people live with atrial fibrillation, a racing, uneven heartbeat that can leave you exhausted and scared. Yet it ...

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, yet progress in understanding and treating cardiac disorders is ...

A team of scientists from China has successfully created a miniature womb on a chip that mimics the complex environment of ...

In its effort to correlate genomic structure with gene function, the 4D Nucleome Consortium (4DN), led by Job Dekker, Ph.D., ...

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

At first glance, it looks like the start of a human pregnancy: A ball-shaped embryo presses into the lining of the uterus ...

Silence from Scripture on new technologies and the ethical questions they raise is no excuse for silence from the church.

The mystery of early embryonic communication is starting to be unraveled thanks to a new stem cell-based model.

Scientists have developed an experimental way to study how human embryos implant in a uterus, which may provide new insights into why miscarriages... Scientists learn more about how human embryos ...

Scientists have gotten an unprecedented look at how the human embryo implants in a uterus. They did this by creating very primitive, womb-like environments in the lab. "This is really important work ...