Researchers are pushing the boundaries of understanding early human development by creating embryo-like models from stem cells. These lab-grown systems mimic key stages of embryogenesis, offering ...

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 ...

The discovery of a gene essential to early embryonic development sheds light on the preliminary stages of human placenta formation. A team led by scientists from the University of California San Diego ...

Here’s what a pregnancy looks like inside a microfluidic chip. At first glance, it looks like the start of a human pregnancy: A ball-shaped embryo presses gently into the receptive lining of the ...

Knoepfler is a professor of cell biology and human anatomy at UC Davis School of Medicine. Researchers are racing to engineer highly realistic human embryo models using stem cells in the lab. Some of ...